Regulation 2

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

reg. 2(e) word omitted by Health and Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments and Revocation) 2017 reg. 3(2)(a)
reg. 2(f) word inserted by Health and Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments and Revocation) 2017 reg. 3(2)(b)
reg. 2(g) inserted by Health and Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments and Revocation) 2017 reg. 3(2)(c)
reg. 2(e) word omitted by Health and Safety 2017 reg. 4(2)(a)
reg. 2(f) word inserted by Health and Safety 2017 reg. 4(2)(b)
reg. 2(g) inserted by Health and Safety 2017 reg. 4(2)(c)

The prohibition under section 23(1) of the Act on a vessel entering or remaining in a safety zone established around an installation by virtue of the Act^f1 shall not apply to a vessel entering or remaining in the safety zone—

(a)

in connection with the laying, inspection, testing, repair, alteration, renewal or removal of any submarine cable or pipe-line in or near that safety zone;

(b)

to provide services for, to transport persons or goods to or from, or under the authority of a government department to inspect, any installation in that safety zone;

(c)

if it is a vessel belonging to a general lighthouse authority performing duties relating to the safety of navigation;

(d)

in connection with the saving or attempted saving of life or property;

(e)

owing to stress of weather; or

(f)

when in distress.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: See sections 21 and 22.