The Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) (No. 2) Order 2017

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 2017/458
Year2017

2017 No. 458

Offshore Installations

The Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) (No. 2) Order 2017

Made 20th March 2017

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 19871; and

(b) for the purpose of giving effect to proposals submitted to him by the Health and Safety Executive under section 24(2A)2of that Act.

S-1 Citation and commencement

Citation and commencement

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) (No. 2) Order 2017.

(2) This Order comes into force on 10th April 2017 except for article 2(2) which comes into force as provided in article 2(3).

S-2 Establishment of safety zones

Establishment of safety zones

2.—(1) A safety zone is established around each installation specified in column 1 of Part 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, as respects that installation, from the point which has the co-ordinates of latitude and longitude according to the World Geodetic System 19843specified in columns 2 and 3 of Part 1 of the Schedule.

(2) A safety zone is established around each installation specified in column 1 of Part 2 of the Schedule (being an installation to be 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 specified in columns 2 and 3 of Part 2 of the Schedule.

(3) Paragraph (2) comes into force, as respects each installation—

(a)

(a) on 10th April 2017, where the installation arrives at its station before that date; and

(b)

(b) when the installation arrives at its station, in any other case.

S-3 Amendment of the Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) Order 1997

Amendment of the Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) Order 1997

3. In Schedule 1 to the Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) Order 19974, omit the entry relating to Harding Turret Loading System.

S-4 Amendment of the Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) (No. 3) Order 2015

Amendment of the Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) (No. 3) Order 2015

4. In the Schedule to the Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) (No. 3) Order 20155, in Part 2, in the entry relating to Kraken DC3 Production Well, Kraken Field, for “59°56.53′ North” substitute “59°56.89′ North” and for “01°15.45′ East” substitute “01°15.76′ East”.

Penny Mordaunt

Minister of State

Department for Work and Pensions

20th March 2017

SCHEDULE

Article 2

INSTALLATIONS

1 Installations stationed at the time the Order is made

PART 1

Installations stationed at the time the Order is made

(1)

Name or other designation of the offshore installation

(2)

Latitude

(3)

Longitude

South East Well Centre, Block 15/16, Tartan Field

58°20.79′ North

00°06.72′ East

North West Well Centre, Block 15/16, Tartan Field

58°22.55′ North

00°01.07′ East

Satellite Water Injection Well, Block 14/19, Claymore Field

58°29.56′ North

00°15.32′ West

2 Installations not stationed at the time the Order is made

PART 2

Installations not stationed at the time the Order is made

(1)

Name or other designation of the offshore installation

(2)

Latitude

(3)

Longitude

Western Isles – Mid Water Arch, Block 210/24a, Harris & Barra Field

61°12.92ʹ North

00°45.15ʹ East

uchan Template, Block 21/01, Buchan Field

57°54.17′ North

00°01.88′ East

Harrier Well & Manifold, Block 30/6a, Stella Field

56°43.56′ North

02°05.33′ East

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