http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/2846The Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) (No. 3) Order 2000Health and safety requirementsOFFSHORE INSTALLATIONSStatute Law Database2025-02-14Expert Participation2024-12-24 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)) (article 2). 2000 No. 2846 OFFSHORE INSTALLATIONS The Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) (<Abbreviation Expansion="Number">No.</Abbreviation> 3) Order 2000 Made 16th October 2000 Coming into force 6th November 2000 The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 22(1) and (2) of the Petroleum Act 1987 (hereinafter referred to as “the Act”) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following order: Citation and commencement 1 This order may be cited as the Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) (No. 3) Order 2000 and shall come into force on 6th November 2000. Establishment of safety zones 2 A safety zone is hereby established around each installation specified in column 1 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 authority of the Secretary of State Whitty Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 16th October 2000 SCHEDULESafety ZonesArticle 2
(1)(2)(3)
Name or other designation of the offshore installationLatitude NorthLongitude East
Manifold and well cluster, Block 22, Arkwright Field57°18'43.652"01°30'50,836"
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Manifold and wellheads, Block 48, Newsham Field53°43'28.54"01°13'53.2"
Wellhead, Block 49, NW Bell Field53°16'14.58"02°24'54.147"
 (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)) (article 2).

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 1987/1331).

1987 c. 12. Art. 1 in force at 6.11.2000, see art. 1Art. 2 in force at 6.11.2000, see art. 1Sch. in force at 6.11.2000, see art. 1Words in Sch. omitted (24.12.2024) by virtue of The Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) (No. 2) Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/1278), arts. 1(2), 4(2)