The Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) Order 2006

Made15th February 2006

Coming into force8th March 2006

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 22(1) and (2) of the Petroleum Act 19871 (“the Act”), 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) Order 2006 and shall come into force on 8th March 2006.

Establishment of safety zones2.

A safety zone is established around each installation specified in column 1 of 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 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 for Work and Pensions.

Philip Hunt

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,

Department for Work and Pensions

15th February 2006

SCHEDULESAFETY ZONES

Article 2

(1) Name or other designation of the offshore installation	(2) Latitude North	(3) Longitude
Schiehallion North West Drill Centre, Block 204/20, Schiehallion Field	60° 22.94'	04° 05.89' W
Arthur 111 Well, Block 53/02, Arthur Field	52° 54.42'	02° 13.01' E
Wood Well, Block 22/18, Wood Field	57° 21.72'	01° 26.54' E

(1)

Name or other designation of the offshore installation

(2)

Latitude North

(3)

Longitude

Schiehallion North West Drill Centre, Block 204/20, Schiehallion Field

60° 22.94'

04° 05.89' W

Arthur 111 Well, Block 53/02, Arthur Field

52° 54.42'

02° 13.01' E

Wood Well, Block 22/18, Wood Field

57° 21.72'

01° 26.54' 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 point around each installation specified in the Schedule and stationed in waters to which section 21(7) of the 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, submarine 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 (S.I. 1987/1331)).