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The Petroleum Act 1987 (Commencement No. 2) Order 1987

Type Statutory-Instrument

Publication 1987-07-23

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Made: 23rd July 1987

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 31(2) of the Petroleum Act 1987[^f00001], and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

1

This Order may be cited as the Petroleum Act 1987 (Commencement No. 2) Order 1987.

2

The provisions of the Petroleum Act 1987 specified in the Schedule hereto shall come into force on 1st September 1987.

SCHEDULE — PROVISIONS OF THE PETROLEUM ACT 1987 COMING INTO FORCE ON 1st SEPTEMBER 1987.

Provisions of the Act	Subject matter of provisions
Section 21	Automatic establishment of safety zones.
Section 22	Establishment of safety zones by order.
Section 23	Safety zones: offences.
Section 24	Safety zones: supplementary.
In Schedule 3, the repeals of section 21 and in section 27	Repeals.
of the Oil and Gas (Enterprise) Act 1982[^f00002].

Signed

Peter Morrison — Minister of State, — Department of Energy — 23rd July 1987

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force on 1st September 1987 all the provisions of the Petroleum Act 1987 which are not already in force either by virtue of section 31 of the Act itself or the Petroleum Act 1987 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1987 (S.I. 1987/820). The provisions establish safety zones around installations projecting above sea level in specified waters, and empower the Secretary of State to establish by order such zones around other installations in these waters. Vessels are prohibited from entering safety zones without lawful authority.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1987 c. 12.

[^f00002]: 1982 c. 23.

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