Statutory Instruments
2007 No. 41
HEALTH AND SAFETY
The Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) Order 2007
Made
10th January 2007
Coming into force
31st January 2007
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 2007 and shall come into force on 31st January 2007.
Establishment of safety zones
2. A safety zone is established around each installation specified in column 1 of Schedule 1 (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 Schedule 1.
Amendment to the Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) Order 1997
3. In the Schedule to the Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) Order 1997( 2 ) the entry relating to Brent South Subsea Wellhead shall be omitted.
Amendment to the Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) (No. 2) Order 2003
4. In the Schedule to the Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) (No.2) Order 2003( 3 ) the entries relating to the installations specified in Schedule 2 shall be omitted.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
Bill McKenzie
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department for Work and Pensions
10th January 2007
Article 2
SCHEDULE 1 SAFETY ZONES
(1) Name or other designation of the offshore installation | (2) Latitude North | (3) Longitude |
|---|---|---|
| Affleck Production Manifold, Block 30/19a, Affleck Field | 56° 26.55’ | 02° 42.07’ E |
| Minke Well WSG84, Block 44/24a, Minke Field | 54° 15.24’ | 02° 44.59’ E |
| Burghley Wellhead 1, Block 16/22, Burghley Field | 58° 15.24’ | 01° 14.19’E |
| Maria Manifold, Block 16/29a, Maria Field | 58° 01.65’ | 01° 42.88’E |
Article 4
SCHEDULE 2 AMENDMENTS
(1) Name or other designation of the offshore installation | (2) Latitude North | (3) Longitude |
|---|---|---|
| Ardmore SAL1, Block 30/24, Ardmore Field | 56° 11.89’ | 02° 47.17’E |
| Ardmore SAL2, Block 30/24, Ardmore Field | 56° 11.16’ | 02° 47.52’E |