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The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (Application outside Great Britain) Order 1995

Health and safety at work

Territorial waters

King's Printer of Acts of Parliament

2015-03-03

HEALTH AND SAFETY

This Order revokes the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (Application outside Great Britain) Order 1989 and re-enacts its provisions with modifications. The main changes of substance are the application of the provisions of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (“the Act”) which are referred to below to wells and to pipelines.The Order applies sections 1 to 59 and 80 to 82 of the Act outside Great Britain (article 3) and—within territorial waters adjacent to Great Britain and areas designated under the Continental Shelf Act 1964, to offshore installations and activities on them; to most activities in connection with them; and to certain diving activities (article 4);within the same waters and areas, to wells; to most activities in connection with them; and to activities immediately preparatory to such activities (article 5);within the same waters and areas to pipelines; to pipeline works; and to certain activities in connection with such works (article 6);to the working of a mine and to work for the purpose of or in connection with the working of any part of a mine, within such waters or extending beyond them (article 7); andwithin such waters to various activities including certain construction and similar activities (article 8).Article 9 contains provisions relating to legal proceedings.Article 10 provides that the relevant sections of the Act apply to individuals, whether or not they are British subjects, and to bodies corporate, whether or not incorporated under the law of any part of the United Kingdom.Article 11 makes it clear that (with one exception) this Order does not limit or prejudice the effect of other enactments in territorial waters or elsewhere.

The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (Application outside Great Britain) Order 1995

Order

The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (Application outside Great Britain) Order 2001

art. 1(2)

art. 1(1)

Health and Safety at Works etc. Act 1974. (Application outside GB) O

Interpretation2

1

In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires—

“the 1974 Act” means the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974;
“designated area” means any area designated by order under section 1(7) of the Continental Shelf Act 19643 and “within a designated area” includes over and under it;
“offshore installation” shall be construed in accordance with article 4(2) and (3) of this Order;
“the prescribed provisions of the 1974 Act” means sections 1 to 59 and 80 to 82 of the 1974 Act;
“stand-by vessel” means a vessel which is ready to give assistance in the event of an emergency on or near an offshore installation;
“territorial waters” means United Kingdom territorial waters adjacent to Great Britain and “within territorial waters” includes on, over and under them;
“vessel” includes a hovercraft and any floating structure which is capable of being staffed.

2

For the purposes of this Order, any structures and devices on top of a well shall be treated as forming part of the well.

3

For the purposes of this Order, a person shall be deemed to be engaged in diving operations throughout any period from the time when he commences to prepare for diving until the time when—

a

he is no longer subjected to raised pressure;

b

he has normal inert gas partial pressure in his tissues; and

c

if he entered the water, he has left it,

and diving operations include the activity of any person in connection with the health and safety of a person who is, or is deemed to be, engaged in diving operations.