Statutory Instruments
2016 No. 673
Offshore Installations
The Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) (No. 3) Order 2016
Made
27th June 2016
Coming into force
28th June 2016
Citation and commencement
1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) (No. 3) Order 2016.
(2) This Order comes into force on 28th June 2016.
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, 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 the Schedule.
Amendment of the Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) Order 2016
3. In Part 2 of the Schedule to the Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) Order 2016( 4 ), omit the entries relating to—
(a) Crathes Production Well, Block 21/13a, Crathes Field; and
(b) Scolty Production Well, Block 21/8a, Scolty 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
27th June 2016
Article 2
SCHEDULE INSTALLATIONS
(1) Name or other designation of the offshore installation | (2) Latitude | (3) Longitude |
|---|---|---|
Crathes Production Well, Block 21/12c, Crathes Field | 57°35.50ʹ North | 00°22.96ʹ East |
Scolty Production Well, Block 21/8a, Scolty Field | 57°40.14ʹ North | 00°25.30ʹ East |
Section 24(2A) was inserted by S.I. 1993/1823 and 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 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 ).