The Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) (No. 2) Order 2003

Made9th July 2003

Coming into force21st July 2003

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 22(1) and (2) of the Petroleum Act 19871 (hereinafter referred to as “the Act”) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, and for the purpose of giving effect to proposals submitted to him by the Health and Safety Commission under section 24(2A) of the Act, hereby makes the following order:

Citation and commencement1.

This order may be cited as the Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) (No. 2) Order 2003 and shall come into force on 21st July 2003.

Establishment of safety zones2.

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.

Des Browne

Minister of State,

Department for Work and Pensions

9th July 2003

SCHEDULESAFETY ZONES

Article 2

(1)	(2)	(3)
Name or other designation of the offshore installation	Latitude North	Longitude
Ardmore SAL1, Block 30/24, Ardmore Field	56° 11.89−	02° 47.17− E
Ardmore SAL2, Block 30/24, Ardmore Field	56° 11.16−	02° 47.52− E
Production Wells P1 and P2, Block 13/24a, Blake Flank Development Field	58° 11.50−	01° 20.76− W
Water Injection Well 13/24b-I, Block 13/24a, Blake Flank Development Field	58° 12.46−	01° 22.73− W
Clair Well 206-8/10Z, Block 206/8, Clair Development Field	60° 41.54−	02° 32.54− W
Nuggets N4, Block 3/25a-NGE, Nuggets Field	60° 14.198−	01° 48.442− E

(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).