Statutory Instruments
2003 No. 2743
OFFSHORE INSTALLATIONS
The Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) (No. 3) Order 2003
Made
18th October 2003
Coming into force
10th November 2003
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 22(1) and (2) of the Petroleum Act 1987( 1 ) (hereinafter referred to as “the Act”) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, 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:
Citation and commencement
1. This order may be cited as the Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) (No. 3) Order 2003 and shall come into force on 10th November 2003.
Establishment of safety zones
2. A safety zone is hereby established around each installation specified in column 1 of the Schedule hereto (being an installation stationed in waters to which subsection (7) of section 21 of the Act 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.
Amendments to orders
3. —(1) In Schedule 1 to the Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) Order 1997( 2 )—
(a) in the entry relating to Balmoral Well 16/21A-7z, for “01° 08− 17.94' E” in column 3 there shall be substituted “01° 06− 17.94' E”;
(b) in the entry relating to Saltire Wellhead Protection Unit—
(i) for “50° 25− 31.03'” in column 2 there shall be substituted “58° 25− 31.04'”; and
(ii) for “00° 22− 5.1' E” in column 3 there shall be substituted “00° 22− 5.34' E”; and
(c) the following entries are deleted—
(i) Durward 1 Wellheads;
(ii) Durward 2 Wellheads; and
(iii) Dauntless Wellheads.
(2) In the Schedule to the Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) (No. 2) Order 1997( 3 ), for “Osprey/Dunlin – Development Well” in column 1 there shall be substituted “Osprey/Dunlin – Development Well 211/23a-13”.
(3) In the Schedule to the Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) (No. 3) Order 1999( 4 ), for “Buckland Development Field Block Well 9/18a-4” in column 1 there shall be substituted “Buckland Development Field Block Well 9/18a-28”.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
Des Browne
Minister of State,
Department for Work and Pensions
18th October 2003
Article 2
SCHEDULE SAFETY ZONES
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
|---|---|---|
| Name or other designation of the offshore installation | Latitude North | Longitude East |
| Well 2/05-18, Block 2/05, Broom Field | 60° 55.60− | 00° 49.38− |
| Well 2/05-19Y, Block 2/05, Broom Field | 60° 55.60− | 00° 49.40− |
| Well 2/05-20, Block 2/05, Broom Field | 60° 55.58− | 00° 49.41− |
| DC5 Manifold, Block 21/24, Clapham Field | 57° 13.795− | 00° 38.293− |
| Prod Well 21/24-7Y (CC), Block 21/24, Clapham Field | 57° 13.857− | 00° 38.214− |
| Prod Well 21/24-C1Z, Block 21/24, Clapham Field | 57° 13.836− | 00° 38.185− |
| WI Well 21/24-C2, Block 21/24, Clapham Field | 57° 13.875− | 00° 38.173− |
| WI Well 21/24-C4, Block 21/24, Clapham Field | 57° 13.854− | 00° 38.144− |
| Gawain SE Development, Block 49/29a, Gawain Field | 53° 08.01− | 02° 47.09− |
1987 c. 12 ; section 24(2A) was inserted by S.I. 1993/1823 .
S.I. 1997/735 , to which there are amendments not relevant to this order.
S.I. 1997/1220 .
S.I. 1999/2206 , to which there are amendments not relevant to this order.