Statutory Instruments
2006 No. 356
OFFSHORE INSTALLATIONS
The Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) Order 2006
Made
15th February 2006
Coming into force
8th March 2006
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon 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 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) Order 2006 and shall come into force on 8th March 2006.
Establishment of safety zones
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.
Philip Hunt
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department for Work and Pensions
15th February 2006
Article 2
SCHEDULE SAFETY ZONES
(1) Name or other designation of the offshore installation | (2) Latitude North | (3) Longitude |
|---|---|---|
| Schiehallion North West Drill Centre, Block 204/20, Schiehallion Field | 60° 22.94' | 04° 05.89' W |
| Arthur 111 Well, Block 53/02, Arthur Field | 52° 54.42' | 02° 13.01' E |
| Wood Well, Block 22/18, Wood Field | 57° 21.72' | 01° 26.54' E |
1987 c. 12 ; section 24(2A) was inserted by S.I. 1993/1823