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Continental Shelf (Designation of Areas) Order 1989

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1989No. 2398

CONTINENTAL SHELF

The Continental Shelf (Designation of Areas) Order

1989

19thDecember1989

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 19th day of December 1989

Present,

The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Whereas by the Continental Shelf (Designation of Areas) Orders 1964 to 1987 ( a) certain areas are designated as areas within which the rights of the United Kingdom with respect to the sea bed and subsoil and their natural resources may be exercised;

And whereas it is expedient that further such areas should be so designated;

And whereas it is necessary in order to give effect to the Agreement ( b) signed on the 7th day of November 1988 by the Governments of the United Kingdom and of the Republic of Ireland to amend the Continental Shelf (Designation of Additional Areas) Order 1971 ( c) and the Continental Shelf (Designation of Additional Areas) Order 1974 ( d);

Now, therefore, Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred on Her by section 1(7) of the Continental Shelf Act 1964 ( e) and section 3 of the Petroleum Royalties (Relief) and Continental Shelf Act 1989 ( f) and of all B other powers enabling Her in that behalf, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:

1.-(1) This Order may be cited as the Continental Shelf (Designation of Areas) Order 1989.

(2) This Order and the Orders recited in the preamble to this Order may be cited together as the Continental Shelf (Designation of Areas) Orders 1964 to 1989.

2. The areas defined in Schedule 1 to this Order are hereby designated as areas within which the rights of the United Kingdom outside territorial waters with respect to the sea bed and subsoil and their natural resources are exercisable.

3. The Schedule to the Continental Shelf (Designation of Additional Areas) Order 1971 shall have effect with the omission from area (3) as defined therein of the area defined in Schedule 2 to this Order.

4. The Schedule to the Continental Shelf (Designation of Additional Areas) Order 1974 shall have effect with the omission from the area defined therein of the areas defined in Schedule 3 to this Order.

G. I. de Deney

Clerk of the Privy Council

(a) S.I.1964/697, 1965/1531, 1968/891, 1971/594, 1974/1489, 1976/1153, 1977/1871, 1978/178, 1029, 1979/1447, 1982/1072, 1987/1265.

(b) Cm. 535.

(c) S.I. 1971/594.

(d) S.I. 1974/1489.

(e) 1964 c. 29.

(f) 1989 c. 1; section 3 was amended by section 1 of the Continental Shelf Act 1989 (c. 35).

SCHEDULE 1

Article 2

1. The following are the areas to which Article 2 of this Order applies:

(A) The area bounded by a line joining the following co-ordinates

(1) 53 degrees 39' 00".0000N

05 degrees 12' 05".7425W

(2) 53 degrees 39' 00"N

05 degrees 17' 00"W

(3) 53 degrees 32' 00"N

05 degrees 17' 00"W

(4) 53 degrees 32' 00"N

05 degrees 19' 00"W

(5) 53 degrees 26' 00"N

05 degrees 19' 00"W

(6) 53 degrees 26' 00"N

05 degrees 20' 00"W

(7) 53 degrees 09' 00"N

05 degrees 20' 00"W

(8) 53 degrees 09' 00"N

05 degrees 19' 00"W

(9) 52 degrees 59' 00"N

05 degrees 19' 00"W

(10) 52 degrees 59' 00"N

05 degrees 22' 30"W

(11) 52 degrees 52' 00"N

05 degrees 22' 30"W

(12) 52 degrees 52' 00"N

05 degrees 24' 30"W

(13) 52 degrees 44' 00"N

05 degrees 24' 30"W

(14) 52 degrees 44' 00"N

05 degrees 28' 00"W

(15) 52 degrees 32' 00"N

05 degrees 28' 00"W

(16) 52 degrees 32' 00"N

05 degrees 22' 48"W

(17) 52 degrees 24' 00"N

05 degrees 22' 48"W

(18) 52 degrees 24' 00"N

05 degrees 35' 00"W

(19) 52 degrees 16' 00"N

05 degrees 35' 00"W

(20) 52 degrees 16' 00"N

05 degrees 39' 00"W

(21) 52 degrees 12' 00"N

05 degrees 39' 00"W

(22) 52 degrees 12' 00"N

05 degrees 42' 00"W

(23) 52 degrees 08' 00"N

05 degrees 42' 00"W

(24) 52 degrees 08' 00"N

05 degrees 46' 00"W

(25) 52 degrees 04' 00"N

05 degrees 46' 00"W

(26) 52 degrees 04' 00"N

05 degrees 50' 00"W

(27) 52 degrees 00' 00"N

05 degrees 50' 00"W

(28) 52 degrees 00' 00"N

05 degrees 54' 00"W

(29) 51 degrees 58' 00"N

05 degrees 54' 00"W

(30) 51 degrees 58' 00"N

05 degrees 57' 00"W

(31) 51 degrees 54' 00"N

05 degrees 57' 00"W

(32) 51 degrees 54' 00"N

06 degrees 00' 00"W

(33) 51 degrees 50' 00"N

06 degrees 00' 00"W

and the co-ordinates numbered (17), (18), (19), (20) (21), (22) and (23) in the Schedule to the Continental Shelf (Designation of Additional Areas) Order 1968 and the coordinates numbered (1) in this Schedule.

(B) The area bounded by a line joining the following co-ordinates

(34) 51 degrees 50' 00"N

06 degrees 06' 00"W

(35) 51 degrees 40' 00"N

06 degrees 06' 00"W

and the co-ordinates numbered (15) in the Schedule to the Continental Shelf (Designation of Additional Areas) Order 1968 and the co-ordinates numbered (33) and (34) in this Schedule.

(C) The area bounded by a line joining the following co-ordinates

(36) 51 degrees 40' 00"N

06 degrees 18' 00"W

(37) 51 degrees 30' 00"N

06 degrees 18' 00"W

and the co-ordinates numbered (13) and (14) in the Schedule to the Continental Shelf (Designation of Additional Areas) Order 1968 and the co-ordinates numbered (36) in this Schedule.

(D) The area bounded by a line joining the following coordinates

(38) 51 degrees 30' 00"N

06 degrees 33' 00"W

(39) 51 degrees 20' 00"N

06 degrees 33' 00"W

and the coordinates numbered (11) and (12) in the Schedule to the Continental Shelf (Designation of Additional Areas) Order 1968 and the coordinates numbered (38) in this Schedule.

(E) The area bounded by a line joining the following coordinates

(40) 51 degrees 20' 00"N

06 degrees 42' 00"W

(41) 51 degrees 10' 00"N

06 degrees 42' 00"W

(42) 51 degrees 10' 00"N

06 degrees 48' 00"W

(43) 51 degrees 00' 00"N

06 degrees 48' 00"W

and the coordinates numbered (9) and (10) in the Schedule to the Continental Shelf (Designation of Additional Areas) Order 1968 and the coordinates numbered (40) in this Schedule.

(F) The area bounded by a line joining the following coordinates

(44) 51 degrees 00' 00"N

07 degrees 03' 00"W

(45) 50 degrees 50' 00"N

07 degrees 03' 00"W

and the coordinates numbered (7) in the Schedule to the Continental Shelf (Designation of Additional Areas) Order 1968 and the coordinates numbered (43) and (44) in this Schedule.

(G) The area bounded by a line joining the following coordinates

(46) 50 degrees 30' 00"N

08 degrees 00' 00"W

(47) 50 degrees 20' 00"N

08 degrees 00' 00"W

and the coordinates numbered (8) and (9) in the Schedule to the Continental Shelf (Designation of Additional Areas) Order 1971 and the coordinates numbered (46) in this Schedule.

(H) The area bounded by a line joining the following coordinates

(48) 49 degrees 50' 00"N

08 degrees 36' 00"W

(49) 49 degrees 50' 00"N

08 degrees 45' 00"W

(50) 49 degrees 40' 00"N

08 degrees 45' 00"W

(51) 49 degrees 40' 00"N

08 degrees 54' 00"W

(52) 49 degrees 30' 00"N

08 degrees 54' 00"W

(53) 49 degrees 30' 00"N

09 degrees 03' 00"W

(54) 49 degrees 20' 00"N

09 degrees 03' 00"W

and the coordinates numbered (20), (21) and (22) in the Schedule to the Continental Shelf (Designation of Additional Areas) Order 1976 and the coordinates numbered (48) in this Schedule.

(I) The area bounded by a line joining the following co-ordinates

(55) 49 degrees 10' 00"N

09 degrees 12' 00"W

(56) 49 degrees 10' 0O"N

09 degrees 17' 00"W

(57) 49 degrees 00' 00"N

09 degrees 17' 00"W

(58) 49 degrees 00' 00"N

09 degrees 24' 00"W

(59) 48 degrees 50' 00"N

09 degrees 24' 00"W

(60) 48 degrees 50' 00"N

09 degrees 36' 00"W

(61) 48 degrees 30' 00"N

09 degrees 36' 00"W

(62) 48 degrees 30' 00"N

09 degrees 48' 00"W

(63) 48 degrees 20' 00"N

09 degrees 48' 00"W

(64) 48 degrees 20' 00"N

10 degrees 00' 00"W

(65) 48 degrees 10' 00"N

10 degrees 00' 00"W

(66) 48 degrees 10' 00".0000N

09 degrees 22' 15".9110W

and the coordinates numbered (4) in the Schedule to the Continental Shelf (Designation of Additional Areas) (No. 2) Order 1978 and the coordinates numbered (30), (31) and (32) in the Schedule to the Continental Shelf (Designation of Additional Areas) Order 1977 and the co-ordinates numbered (55) in this Schedule.

(J) The area bounded by a line joining the following co-ordinates

(67) 55 degrees 28' 00"N

06 degrees 45' 00"W

(68) 55 degrees 28' 00"N

06 degrees 48' 00"W

(69) 55 degrees 30' 00"N

06 degrees 48' 00"W

(70) 55 degrees 30' 00"N

06 degrees 51' 00"W

(71) 55 degrees 35' 00"N

06 degrees 51' 00"W

(72) 55 degrees 35' 00"N

06 degrees 57' 00"W

(73) 55 degrees 40' 00"N

06 degrees 57' 00"W

(74) 55 degrees 40' 00"N

07 degrees 02' 00"W

(75) 55 degrees 45' 00"N

07 degrees 02' 00"W

(76) 55 degrees 45' 00"N

07 degrees 08' 00"W

(77) 55 degrees 50' 00"N

07 degrees 08' 00"W

(78) 55 degrees 50' 00"N

07 degrees 15' 00"W

(79) 55 degrees 55' 00"N

07 degrees 15' 00"W

(80) 55 degrees 55' 00"N

07 degrees 23' 00"W

(81) 56 degrees 00' 00"N

07 degrees 23' 00"W

and the co-ordinates numbered (30) and (29) in the Schedule to the Continental Shelf (Designation of Additional Areas) Order 1971 and the following co-ordinates

(82) 55 degrees 49' 57".0464N

06 degrees 55' 34".0700W

and thence following the seaward limits of territorial waters off the west coast of Scotland to the following co-ordinates

(83) 55 degrees 31' 13".3640N

06 degrees 45' 00".0000W

and thence to the coordinates numbered (67) in this Schedule.

(K) The area bounded by a line joining the following co-ordinates

(84) 56 degrees 00' 00"N

08 degrees 00' 00"W

(85) 56 degrees 00' 00"N

08 degrees 13' 00"W

(86) 56 degrees 05' 00"N

08 degrees 13' 00"W

(87) 56 degrees 05' 00"N

08 degrees 39' 30"W

(88) 56 degrees 10' 00"N

08 degrees 39' 30"W

and the co-ordinates numbered (32) in the Schedule to the Continental Shelf (Designation of Additional Areas)...

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