1998 No. 1224

OFFSHORE INSTALLATIONS

The Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) (No. 2) Order 1998

Made

Coming into force

The whole order except in article 2 the words ‘and Part II” and Part II of the Schedule

In article 2 the words “and Part II” and Part II of the Schedule

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 22(1), (2) and (3) of the Petroleum Act 19871 (hereinafter referred to as “the Act”) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following order:

1

This Order may be cited as the Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) (No. 2) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 1st June 1998 except in article 2 the words “and Part II” and Part II of the Schedule, which shall come into force on 1st August 1998.

2

A safety zone is hereby established around each installation specified in column 1 of Part 1 and Part II of the Schedule hereto (being an installation stationed in waters to which subsection (7) of section 21 of the Act 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 European Datum (1950) specified in columns 2 and 3 of the Schedule.

Signed by the authority of the Secretary of State

Angela EagleParliamentary Under Secretary of State,Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

SCHEDULESAFETY ZONES

Article 2

(1)

(2)

(3)

Name or other designation of the offshore installation

Latitude North

Longitude East

PART I

Fulmar STL Buoy

56°28'38.2"

02°07'53.9"

Renee Field

58°03'03"

00°21'05"

Rubie Field

58°04'36"

00°26'31"

PART II

Banff–Manifold 29/2a

56°59'24.39"

01°18'56.22"

Offloading Tanker Point–22/27a

57°00'30.49"

01°19'01.27"

Bruce Field Western Area Subsea Facilities

59°44'01.19"

01°34'20.99"

(This note is not part of the order)

This order establishes, under section 22 of the Petroleum Act 1987, safety zones having a radius of 500 metres from the specified point, around each installation specified in the Schedule to this order and stationed in waters to which section 21(7) of that Act applies (these include territorial waters and waters in areas designated under section 1(7) of the Continental Shelf Act 1964 (c. 29)).

Vessels (which for this purpose include hovercraft, submersible apparatus and installations in transit) are prohibited from entering or remaining in a safety zone except with the consent of the Health and Safety Executive or in accordance with regulations made under section 23(1) of the Act (currently the Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) Regulations 1987 (S.I.1987/1331)).