The Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) Order 2000
S.I. 2000/1640 · Made 18 June 2000
OFFSHORE INSTALLATIONS
Made 18th June 2000
Coming into force 9th July 2000
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 22(1) and (2) of the Petroleum Act 1987f1 (hereinafter referred to as “the Act”) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following order:
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Footnotes
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Contents
- 1Citation and commencement
- 2Establishment of safety zones
- 3Removal of safety zone
- 4Amendment of the Offshore Installations (Safety Zones)(No.3) Order 1999
- Signature
- Schedule Safety Zones
- Explanatory note
1Citation and commencement
This order may be cited as the Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) Order 2000 and shall come into force on 9th July 2000.
2Establishment of safety zones
A safety zone is hereby established around each installation specified in column 1 of the Schedule hereto (being an installation stationed in waters to which subsection (7) of section 21 of the Act applies) having a radius of five hundred metres from the point as respects that installation which has the co-ordinates of latitude and longitude according to European Datum (1950) specified in columns 2 and 3 of the Schedule.
3Removal of safety zone
In Schedule 1 to the Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) Order 1999f1 the entry relating to Gryphon Field is deleted.
4Amendment of the Offshore Installations (Safety Zones)(No.3) Order 1999
In the Schedule to the Offshore installations (Safety Zones)(No.3) Order 1999f1—
in the first entry relating to Balmoral Satellite Well, for the words “01°08'05"” in column (3) there shall be substituted the words “01°08'03"”;
in the second entry relating to Balmoral Satellite Well—
for the words “58°13'76"” in column (2) there shall be substituted the words “58°13'46"”;
for the words “01°05'25"” in column (3) there shall be substituted the words “01°05'15"”.
Signature
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
Whitty
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
18th June 2000
Safety Zones
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
|---|---|---|
| Name or other designation of the offshore installation | Latitude North | Longitude |
| RP10 Manifold, Block 13/29a Ross Field | 58° 06' 49.252" | 01° 22' 17.143" W |
| RW11 Well, Block 13/29a Ross Field | 58° 06' 49.152" | 01° 22' 16.627" W |
| Cook Drilling Centre—subsea installation, Block 21/20a Cook Field | 57° 21' 50.775" | 0° 49' 18.872" E |
| Area ‘B’ Unitised Template Manifold, Block 13/22a Captain Field | 58° 18' 04.05" | 01° 42' 23.2" W |
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the order)
This order establishes, under section 22 of the Petroleum Act 1987, safety zones having a radius of 500 metres from the specified point, around each installation specified in the Schedule to this order and stationed in waters to which section 21(7) of that Act applies (these include territorial waters and waters in areas designated under section 1(7) of the Continental Shelf Act 1964 (c. 29) (article 2).
Vessels, which for this purpose include hovercraft, submersible apparatus and installations in transit, are prohibited from entering or remaining in a safety zone except with the consent of the Health and Safety Executive or in accordance with regulations made under section 23(1) of the Act (currently the Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) Regulations 1987/1331).
The order removes the safety zone in respect of Gryphon Field by deleting the entry relating to it in Schedule 1 to the Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) Order 1999/547 (article 3), because the installation has been abandoned.
The order amends the Schedule to the Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) (No. 3) Order 1999/2206 to correct the co-ordinates for two installations, each designated as Balmoral Satellite Well (article 4).