{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/offshore-installations-safety-zones-order-2016/article-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/offshore-installations-safety-zones-order-2016/article-2.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2016/309",
  "legislation_title": "The Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) Order 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/offshore-installations-safety-zones-order-2016",
  "path": "article/2",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Establishment of safety zones",
  "text": "(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 1984 specified in columns 2 and 3 of Part 1 of the Schedule.\n(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.\n(3) Paragraph (2) comes into force, as respects each installation specified in column 1 of Part 2 of the Schedule—\n(a) on 29th March 2016, where the installation arrives at its station before that date; and\n(b) when the installation arrives at its station, in any other case.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Art. 2(1)(3) in force at 29.3.2016, see art. 1(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "Art. 2(2) comes into force in accordance with art. 2(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "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)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/309/article/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:26:02.814280+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}