Home Resources Legal Updates August 2017

Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) (No. 3) Order

31 August 2017

Who does this affect:  England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
What is the amended legislation: Offshore Installations
When does this come into force: came into force on 6 July 2017 

It establishes safety zones having a radius of 500 metres from the specified points around the four offshore installations specified in the full text of the schedule to this Order.

However, some the installations mentioned in Part 2 of the Full Text of the Schedule to this Order were not stationed when this Order was made. The safety zone designated for those sites, therefore, do not apply until the installations have been stationed.

Full text of the Regulations can be found here