Statutory Instruments
2009 No. 2927
Offshore Installations
The Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) (No. 3) Order 2009
Made
30th October 2009
Coming into force
1st December 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.
Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) (No. 3) Order 2009 and comes into force on 1 December 2009.
Establishment of safety zone
2. A safety zone is established around the 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 the World Geodetic System 1984( 2 ) specified in columns 2 and 3 of the Schedule.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
Bill McKenzie
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Work and Pensions
30 October 2009
Article 2
SCHEDULE SAFETY ZONE
(1) Name or other designation of the offshore installation | (2) Latitude North | (3) Longitude East |
|---|---|---|
Burghley OKz Subsea Well 16/22 | 58° 16.016’ | 01° 14.053’ |
1987 c.12 ; section 24(2A) was inserted by S.I. 1993/1823 and is amended by S.I. 2008/960 .
The World Geodetic System 1984 (“WGS 84”) defines a reference frame for the earth, for use in geodesy and navigation. It was developed by the United States’ National Imagery and Mapping Agency Technical Report TR8350.2, third edition, amendment 1 of 3 rd January 2000 entitled “Department of Defense World Geodetic System 1984” (http://earth-info.nga.mil/GandG/publications/tr8350.2/wgs84fin.pdf).