Territorial scope of provisions relating to greenhouse gas emissionsU.K.
89Territorial scope of provisions relating to greenhouse gas emissionsU.K.
(1)The provisions of this Act relating to emissions of greenhouse gases apply to emissions from sources or other matters occurring in, above or below—
(a)UK coastal waters, or
(b)the UK sector of the continental shelf,
as they apply to emissions from sources or matters occurring in the United Kingdom.
(2)In subsection (1)—
“UK coastal waters” means areas landward of the seaward limit of the territorial sea adjacent to the United Kingdom;
“the UK sector of the continental shelf” means the areas designated under section 1(7) of the Continental Shelf Act 1964 (c. 29).
(3)This section is subject to section 30 (emissions from international aviation or international shipping not to count as emissions from UK sources for the purposes of Part 1, except as provided by regulations).