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Statutory Instruments

2026 No. 635

OFFSHORE INSTALLATIONS

The Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) Order 2026

Made

at 11.20 a.m. on 15th June 2026

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 by the Health and Safety Executive under section 24(2A)(2) of that Act.

Citation and commencement

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) Order 2026.

(2) This Order comes into force 21 days after the day on which it is made.

Establishment of safety zones

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 1997

3.—(1) The Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) Order 1997(4) is amended as follows.

(2) In Schedule 1 (safety zones), omit—

(a)the entry relating to “Thames Bure Wellhead”;

(b)the entry relating to “Thames Yare Wellhead”.

Amendment of the Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) (No. 7) Order 2007

4.—(1) The Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) (No. 7) Order 2007(5) is amended as follows.

(2) In the Schedule (safety zones), omit the entry relating to “Victoria Subsea Production Well (49/17-14), Block 49/17, Victoria Field”.

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

Stephen Timms

Minister of State

Department for Work and Pensions

at 11.20 a.m. on 15th June 2026

Article 2

Schedule INSTALLATIONS

(1) Name or other designation (2) Latitude (3) Longitude
Global Producer III, Donan, Balloch and Lochranza Field, Block 015/20a and 015/20b 58° 21.17’N 0° 51.76’E
Solan, Solan Field, Block 205/26a 60° 03.70’N 03° 58.27’W
Wenlock, Wenlock Field, Block 49/12a 53° 35.17’N 02° 17.38’E
(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 NGA Standardization Document, Department of Defense, World Geodetic System 1984 (updated 8 July 2014) (https://nsgreg.nga.mil/doc/view?i=4085). 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.

(4)

S.I. 1997/735.

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