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The Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) Order 2005

S.I. 2005/1656 · Made 21 June 2005

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OFFSHORE INSTALLATIONS

Made 21st June 2005

Coming into force 12th July 2005

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 22(1) and (2) of the Petroleum Act 1987f1 (“the Act”), and for the purpose of giving effect to proposals submitted to him by the Health and Safety Commission under section 24(2A) of the Act, hereby makes the following Order:

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Footnotes

f1

1987 c. 12; section 24(2A) was inserted by S.I. 1993/1823.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Establishment of safety zones
  3. 3Amendment to the Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) (No. 3) Order 2004
  4. Signature
  5. Schedule SAFETY ZONES
  6. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) Order 2005 and shall come into force on 12th July 2005.

2Establishment of safety zones

A safety zone is established around each installation specified in column 1 of the Schedule (being an installation stationed in waters to which subsection (7) of section 21 of the Petroleum Act 1987 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.

3Amendment to the Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) (No. 3) Order 2004

In the Schedule to the Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) Order 2004f1 the entry relating to Nevis Central Lewis Well, Block 9/13a, Beryl Field shall be omitted.

Signature

Philip A. Hunt

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State

Department for Work and Pensions

21st June 2005

SAFETY ZONES

(1)(2)(3)
Name or other designation of the offshore installationLatitude NorthLongitude
Brechin Well, Block 22/23a , Brechin Field57° 18.38'01° 34.13' E
Callanish Well Centre, Block 15/29b, Callanish Field58° 00.13'00° 43.59' E
Brodgar Well Centre, Block 21/3, Brodgar Field57° 54.99'00° 30.65' E
Johnston Field Extension Well J4, Block 43/27a, Johnston Field54° 00.88'01° 17.75' E
Central Water Injection Manifold, Block 20/6, Buzzard Field57° 49.61'00° 56.13'W
Southern Water Injection Manifold, Block 20/6, Buzzard Field57° 48.04'00° 56.37'W
Gannet GB03, Block 21/25, Gannet Field57° 10.77'00° 55.41' E
9/13a-LP6 Well, Block 9/13a, Nevis Field59° 31.29'01° 25.44' E
Rhum Manifold, Block 3/29a, Rhum Field60° 07.79'01° 44.19' E
Xmas Tree for Well 3/29a-4, Block 3/29a, Rhum Field60° 08.23'01° 42.83' E
Xmas Tree for Well 3/29a-5, Block 3/29a, Rhum Field60° 09.9'01° 44.82' E
Xmas Tree for Well 3/29a-SF1, Block 3/29a, Rhum Field60° 08.94'01° 43.38' E

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 point around each installation specified in the Schedule and stationed in waters to which section 21(7) of the Act applies (these include territorial waters and waters in areas designated under section 1(7) of the Continental Shelf Action 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 (S.I. 1987/1331)).

This Order removes one installation from the Schedule to Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/343) (article 3).