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Article 2 Establishment of safety zonesI1I2

United Kingdom

(1)

A safety zone is established around the installation specified in column 1 of Part 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, as respects that installation, from the point which has the co-ordinates of latitude and longitude according to the World Geodetic System 1984f1 specified in columns 2 and 3 of Part 1 of the Schedule.

(2)

A safety zone is established around each of the installations specified in column 1 of Part 2 of the Schedule (being an installation to be stationed in waters to which subsection (7) of section 21 of the Petroleum Act 1987 applies) having a radius of five hundred metres, as respects that installation, from the point which has the co-ordinates of latitude and longitude according to the World Geodetic System 1984 specified in columns 2 and 3 of Part 2 of the Schedule.

(3)

Paragraph (2) comes into force, as respects each installation specified in column 1 of Part 2 of the Schedule—

(a)

on 29th March 2016, where the installation arrives at its station before that date; and

(b)

when the installation arrives at its station, in any other case.

Annotations

Commencement

I1

Art. 2(1)(3) in force at 29.3.2016, see art. 1(2)

I2

Art. 2(2) comes into force in accordance with art. 2(3)

Footnotes

f1

The World Geodetic System 1984 (“WGS 84”) defines a reference frame for the earth, for use in geodesy and navigation. It was developed by the United States’ National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and is maintained by it. WGS 84 is defined at paragraph 2.1 of the United States’ National Imagery and Mapping Agency Technical Report TR8350.2, third edition, amendment 1 of 3rd January 2000 entitled “Department of Defense World Geodetic System 1984” (http://earth-info.nga.mil/GandG/publications/tr8350.2/wgs84fin.pdf).