The Petroleum (Production) (Landward Areas) Regulations 1995

Regulation 3

SCHEDULE 1U.K.LINES DIVIDING LANDWARD AREAS FROM SEAWARD AREAS

1.  Except as provided by the four next following paragraphs, the lines dividing—U.K.

(a)the mainland of Great Britain and the islands adjacent thereto (other than the Orkney and Shetland Islands) and the waters adjacent to the mainland and such islands, to be treated for the purposes of these Regulations as landward areas, from

(b)the islands and waters to be treated for such purposes as seaward areas,

shall be the low water line along the coast of the mainland of Great Britain, the Isle of Wight, Anglesey and Holy Island.

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 1 para. 1 in force at 30.6.1995, see reg. 1

2.  The lines dividing landward areas from seaward areas at the estuaries, rivers, harbours, bays and other places specified in the second column of Table 1 of this Schedule shall be straight lines drawn between the pairs of points identified by the map references respectively specified in the third column of that Table, each such point being a point situate on low water line on or adjacent to the feature respectively named in the fourth column of that Table.U.K.

Commencement Information

I2Sch. 1 para. 2 in force at 30.6.1995, see reg. 1

3.  The lines dividing landward area from seaward areas between Cape Wrath and the Mull of Kintyre shall be a series of straight lines drawn so as to join successively, in the order in which they are there set out, the points identified by the map references specified in the second column of Table 2 of this Schedule, each such point being a point situate on low water line on or adjacent to the feature, if any, named in the third column of that Table.U.K.

Commencement Information

I3Sch. 1 para. 3 in force at 30.6.1995, see reg. 1

4.  The lines dividing landward areas from seaward areas in the vicinity of the Pentland Firth and the Orkney Islands shall be a straight line drawn from the map reference point ND 310753, being a point situate on the low water line on or adjacent to the feature known as St. John’s Point, to the map reference point ND 289809; thence a line running clockwise parallel with, and three nautical miles seaward of, the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea adjacent to the Orkney Islands is measured to the map reference point ND 459711, and thence a straight line to the map reference point ND 407734, being a point situate on low water line on or adjacent to the feature known as Duncansby Head.U.K.

Commencement Information

I4Sch. 1 para. 4 in force at 30.6.1995, see reg. 1

5.  Subject to the provisions of the last three foregoing paragraphs, the lines dividing landward areas from seaward areas at the mouths of rivers or estuaries shall be straight lines joining the points on the low water lines at either side of each such mouth.U.K.

Commencement Information

I5Sch. 1 para. 5 in force at 30.6.1995, see reg. 1

6.  The line dividing the Shetland Islands and the waters adjacent thereto to be treated for the purposes of these Regulations as landward areas from the areas to be treated for such purposes as seaward areas shall be a line parallel with, and three nautical miles seaward of, the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea adjacent to those Islands is measured:U.K.

Provided that Foula and Fair Isle and the waters adjacent to them shall be treated as seaward areas.

Commencement Information

I6Sch. 1 para. 6 in force at 30.6.1995, see reg. 1

7.  In this Schedule the expression “low water line” means the line so marked on the Ordnance Survey maps on a scale of 1:25,000 in the edition for the areas to which they respectively relate last published prior to the date on which these Regulations are made, and any reference to a map reference point shall be construed as a reference to a point having that map reference on the National Grid for those Ordnance Survey maps.U.K.

Commencement Information

I7Sch. 1 para. 7 in force at 30.6.1995, see reg. 1

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Table 1U.K.

POINTS AT MOUTHS OF SPECIFIED ESTUARIES AND OTHER INDENTATIONS OF THE COAST

Name of estuary or other identationNational Grid ReferenceName of Feature
1Firth of ClydeNR 716074Cove Point
NR 718046Sanda Island (Black Point)
NR 725037Sanda Island Lighthouse
NW 962695Laggen Hill
2Wigtown BayNX 494464Eggerness Point
NX 546513Ringdoo Point
3Solway FirthNX 653432Fox Craig (Meikle Ross)
NX 943134St Bees Head
4Duddon SandsSD 130763Haverigg Point
SD 168685Mill Scar
5Morecambe BaySD 220612Hilpsford Point
SD 304490Rossall Point
6River RibbleSD 286250Salter’s Bank
SD 300202Horse Bank
7Liverpool BaySD 262052Formby Point
SJ 131855Point of Ayr
8Beaumaris BaySH 744786Penmaenbach Point
SH 641815Trwyn Du
9Holyhead HarbourSH 281849Twyn Cliperau
SH 257847Breakwater Head
10Cymyran BaySH 294750Traeth Llydan
SH 297748Traeth Cymyran
11Llanddwyn BaySH 386623Llanddwyn Island
SH 429585Morfa Dinlleu
12Milford HavenSM 819036West Blockhouse Point
SM 840027Rat Island
13Carmarthen BaySN 309062Laugharne Sands
SS 397926Burry Holms
14Bristol ChannelST 311806West Usk Lighthouse
ST 303627Birnbeck Island
15Padstow BaySW 925785Shag Rock
SW 915787Stepper Point
16Falmouth HarbourSW 827315Pendenis Point
SW 845311St Anthony Head
17Plymouth SoundSX 443486Penlee Point
SX 490486Renney Rocks
18Salcombe RiverSX 725359Bolt Head
SX 766355Gammon Head
19Solent (west side)SZ 319897Hurst Castle
SZ 292849Needles Point
20Solent (east side)SZ 663876Foreland
SZ 684990Fort Cumberland (Eastney Point)
21Thames EstuaryTR 227694Reculver
TM 174142Clacton-on-Sea
22Harwich HarbourTM 268244The Naze
TM 283311Landguard Point
23The WashTF 701452Gore Point
TF 565571Gibraltar Point
24River HumberTA 374048Northcoates Point
TA 397104Spurn Head
25Holy Island Harbour (Lindisfarne)NU 137403Parton Shiel
NU 141415Castle Point
26Firth of ForthNT 496864Eyebroughy
NT 496993Elie Ness
27Firth of TayNO 538159Kinkell Ness
NO 546302Buddon Ness
28Moray FirthNH 807587Whiteness Head
NH 812670Sutors Stacks
NH 813686North Sutor
29Dornoch FirthNH 815857Whiteness
NH 809871Dornoch Point
30Tongue BayNC 641638Port an-t Strathain
NC 572663Geodh' an Fhuarain
31Loch EribollNC 502687Whiten Head
NC 392719Faraid Head
32Kyle of DurnessNC 392719Faraid Head
NC 349717A'Ghoil

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Table 2U.K.

POINTS BETWEEN CAPE WRATH AND THE MULL OF KINTYRE

National Grid ReferenceName of Feature
1NC 257748Cape Wrath
2NB 519669Lith Sgeir
3NB 472634Dell Rock
4NB 186451Tiumpan
5NB 142442Mas Sgeir
6NB 115435Stac nam Balg
7NB 048399Sgeir Gallen
8NB 036382Gallen Beag
9NA 993324Eilean Molach
10NA 873118Gasker
11NB 594809Haskeir Eagach
12NF 572646Huskeiran
13NF 707301Rudha Ardvule
14NF 646049Greian Head
15NL 620988
16NL 614979Ard a'Chaolais
17NL 606963Biruaslum
18NL 549843Guarsay Mor
19NL 542819Sron an Duin
20NL 546803Skate Point
21NL 840262Skerryvore
22NM 121031Dubh Artach
23NR 151538Frenchman’s Rocks
24NR 162510An Coire
25NR 268414Mull of Oa
26NR 589071Mull of Kintyre