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Made
8th June 2009
Coming into force
1st July 2009
The Secretary of State makes this Order –
in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 22(1) and (2) of the Petroleum Act 1987(1) ("the Act"); and
for the purpose of giving effect to proposals submitted to him by the Health and Safety Executive under section 24(2A) of the Act.
1. This Order may be cited as the Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) Order 2009 and shall come into force on 1st July 2009.
2. 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.
Signed by the authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
William D. McKenzie
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department for Work and Pensions
8th June 2009
Article 2
(1) Name or other designation of the offshore installation |
(2) Latitude North |
(3) Longitude East |
|---|---|---|
| Auk North Manifold 30/16 | 56° 26.44´ | 02° 00.55´ |
| IVRHH subsea facilities 15/21a | 58° 11.427´ | 00° 06.681´ |
| Lochranza Metering Skid 15/20a | 58° 22.42´ | 00° 56.26´ |
| North Gryphon Metering Skid 9/18a | 59° 22.10´ | 01° 32.56´ |
| Seven Seas Subsea Well 48/7c | 53° 44.941´ | 01° 20.638´ |
| Grove West Subsea Well 49/10a | 53° 43.0225´ | 02° 49.717´ |
(This note is not part of the Order)
1. This Order establishes, under section 22 of the Petroleum Act 1987, a safety zone 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).
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 (S.I. 1987/1331)).
1987 c.12; section 24(2A) was inserted by S.I. 1993/1823 and is amended by S.I. 2008/960. Back [1]
