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Statutory Instruments

2015 No. 1673

Offshore Installations

The Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) (No. 3) Order 2015

Made

9th September 2015

Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2)

The Secretary of State makes this Order—

(a)

in exercise of the powers conferred by section 22 of the Petroleum Act 1987(1); and

(b)

for the purpose of giving effect to proposals submitted to him by the Health and Safety Executive under section 24(2A)(2) of that Act.

Citation and commencementI1

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) (No. 3) Order 2015.

(2) This Order comes into force on 30th September 2015 except for article 2(2) which comes into force as provided in article 2(3).

Establishment of safety zonesI2,I3

2.—(1) A safety zone is established around the installation specified in column 1 of Part 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, as respects that installation, from the point which has the co-ordinates of latitude and longitude according to the World Geodetic System 1984(3) specified in columns 2 and 3 of Part 1 of the Schedule.

(2) A safety zone is established around each installation specified in column 1 of Part 2 of the Schedule (being an installation to be stationed in waters to which subsection (7) of section 21 of the Petroleum Act 1987 applies) having a radius of five hundred metres, as respects that installation, from the point which has the co-ordinates of latitude and longitude according to the World Geodetic System 1984 specified in columns 2 and 3 of Part 2 of the Schedule.

(3) Paragraph (2) comes into force, as respects each installation specified in column 1 of Part 2 of the Schedule, when the installation arrives at its station.

Amendment of the Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) Order 1997I4

3. In Schedule 1 to the Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) Order 1997(4), omit the entries relating to—

(a)Fife Field Wellhead 1;

(b)Fife Field Wellhead 2; and

(c)Fergus—Wellhead.

Amendment of the Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) (No. 3) Order 1998I5

4. In the Schedule to the Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) (No. 3) Order 1998(5), omit the entries relating to—

(a)Flora 1 Wellheads; and

(b)Flora 2 Wellheads.

Amendment of the Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) (No. 2) Order 2001I6

5. In the Schedule to the Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) (No. 2) Order 2001(6), omit the entry relating to Angus Well.

Amendment of the Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) (No. 2) Order 2008I7

6. In the Schedule to the Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) (No. 2) Order 2008(7), omit the entry relating to FFFA Centre, Block 31/26a, Fife Field.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

Justin Tomlinson

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,

Department for Work and Pensions

9th September 2015

Article 2

SCHEDULE INSTALLATIONS

PART 1 Installation stationed at the time the Order is made I8

(1)

Name or other designation of the offshore installation

(2)

Latitude

(3)

Longitude

Ettrick I2 Water Injection Well, Block 20/2a, Ettrick Field

57°53.54′ North

00°40.50′ West

PART 2 Installations not stationed at the time the Order is made I9

(1)

Name or other designation of the offshore installation

(2)

Latitude

(3)

Longitude

FNT Development, Block 9/13, Beryl Field

59°35.60′ North

01°26.92′ East

Kraken DC3 Production Well, Block 9/2b, Kraken Field

[F159°56.89′ NorthF1]

[F101°15.76′ EastF1]

Well W197, Block 23/26a, Machar Field

57°04.74′ North

02°04.91′ East

(2)

Section 24(2A) was inserted by S.I. 1993/1823 and amended by S.I. 2008/960.

(3)

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 Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and is maintained by it. WGS 84 is defined at paragraph 2.1 of the United States’ National Imagery and Mapping Agency Technical Report TR8350.2, third edition, amendment 1 of 3rd January 2000 entitled “Department of Defense World Geodetic System 1984” (http://earth-info.nga.mil/GandG/publications/tr8350.2/wgs84fin.pdf).

(4)

S.I. 1997/735, to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.

(5)

S.I. 1998/1660.

Status: There are currently no known outstanding effects for The Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) (No. 3) Order 2015.
The Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) (No. 3) Order 2015 (2015/1673)
Version from: 10 April 2017

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F1 Words in Sch. Pt. 2 substituted (10.4.2017) by The Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) (No. 2) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/458), arts. 1, 4 (with art. 2) this amendment (text substituted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary. substituted
I1 Art. 1 in force at 30.9.2015, see art. 1(2)
I2 Art. 2(1)(3) in force at 30.9.2015, see art. 1(2)
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I4 Art. 3 in force at 30.9.2015, see art. 1(2)
I5 Art. 4 in force at 30.9.2015, see art. 1(2)
I6 Art. 5 in force at 30.9.2015, see art. 1(2)
I7 Art. 6 in force at 30.9.2015, see art. 1(2)
I8 Sch. Pt. 1 in force at 30.9.2015, see art. 1(2)
I9 Sch. Pt. 2 in force in accordance with art. 2(3)
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