Statutory Instruments
2023 No. 838
OFFSHORE INSTALLATIONS
The Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) Order 2023
Made
18th July 2023
Coming into force
8th August 2023
Citation and commencementI1
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) Order 2023.
(2) This Order comes into force 21 days after the day on which it is made.
Establishment of safety zonesI2
2. A safety zone is established around each installation specified in column 1 of the table in 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 table in the Schedule.
Amendment of the Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) Order 1997I3
3.—(1)The Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) Order 1997(4) is amended as follows.
(2) In Schedule 1 (safety zones), omit the entry relating to “Orwell Subsea Structure”.
Amendment of the Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) Order 2013I4
4.—(1)The Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) Order 2013(5) is amended as follows.
(2) In the Schedule (installations), in Part 1, omit the entry relating to “Curlew CUC-P1 Drill Site”.
Amendment of the Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) (No. 2) Order 2016I5
5.—(1)The Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) (No. 2) Order 2016(6) is amended as follows.
(2) In the Schedule (installations), in Part 1, omit the entry relating to “Curlew Development, Block 29/7a, Curlew Field”.
Amendment of the Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) (No. 3) Order 2017I6
6.—(1)The Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) (No. 3) Order 2017(7) is amended as follows.
(2) In the Schedule (installations), in Part 1, omit the entry relating to “Horne and Wren, Block 53/3c, Horne and Wren Field”.
Mims Davies
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Work and Pensions
18th July 2023
Article 2
ScheduleINSTALLATIONSI7
| (1) Name or other designation | (2) Latitude | (3) Longitude |
|---|---|---|
| F1. . . | F1. . . | F1. . . |
| Jackdaw Wellhead, Jackdaw, Block 30/02a, 30/02d and 30/03a | 56° 54.02’N | 02° 22.75’E |
| Vixen VM, Vixen, Block 49/17 | 53° 23.87’N | 02° 13.97’E |
| MacCulloch Subsea Infrastructure, MacCulloch, Block 15/24b | 58° 19.39’N | 00° 43.45’E |
| Millom East PLEM, Millom East, Block 113/27a | 54° 00.59’N | -03° 46.35’E |
| Dalton Subsea PLEM, Dalton, Block 110/02b | 53° 54.21’N | -03° 43.37’E |
| Dalton R2 Subsea Well, Dalton, Block 110/02b | 53° 53.73’N | -03° 43.50’E |
| Balmoral Template, Balmoral, Block 16/21a | 58° 13.73’N | 01° 06.43’E |
| North Eigg, North Eigg, Block 3/24c | 60° 11.38’N | 01° 42.08’E |
| Former Banff FPSO Location, Banff, Block 22/27a | 57° 00.03’N | 01° 17.47’E |
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 NGA Standardization Document, Department of Defense, World Geodetic System 1984 (updated 8 July 2014) (https://earth-info.nga.mil/index.php?dir=wgs84&action=wgs84#tab_wgs84-res). Hard-copies are available upon request from the offices of the Health and Safety Executive, Aberdeen International Business Park (AIBP), Building 2, Level 1, Dyce Drive, Dyce, Aberdeen AB21 0BR.
S.I. 1997/735, to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.