The Exclusive Economic Zone Order 2013

Statutory Instruments

2013 No. 3161

Marine Management

The Exclusive Economic Zone Order 2013

Made

11th December 2013

Laid before Parliament

18th December 2013

Coming into force

31st March 2014

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 11th day of December 2013

Present,

The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred on Her by section 41(3) of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009(1), section 84(4)(b) of the Energy Act 2004(2), and section 1(5)(b) of the Energy Act 2008(3), 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 Exclusive Economic Zone Order 2013, and comes into force on 31st March 2014.

(2) The Gas Importation and Storage Zone (Designation of Area) Order 2009(4) and the Renewable Energy Zone (Designation of Area) Order 2004(5) are revoked.

(3) The coordinates in the Schedules hereto are defined on the World Geodetic System 1984 Datum (WGS84).

2.  The areas defined in Schedule A are designated as the area within which the rights under Part V of the Convention are excisable by the United Kingdom.

3.  However, between points 177 and 184 inclusive, the Renewable Energy Zone and the Gas Importation and Storage Zone extend only to the lines described in column 2 of Schedule B joining in the order given the co-ordinates specified in column 1 of Schedule B.

Richard Tilbrook

Clerk of the Privy Council

Article 2

SCHEDULE A

Point No.	Latitude	Longitude	Line Type to following point
FIRST AREA
1	53° 52’.22106N	005° 49’.53816W	Straight line
2	53° 46’.00N	005° 22’.00W	Meridian of longitude
3	53° 45’.80N	005° 22’.00W	Parallel of latitude
4	53° 45’.80N	005° 19’.33W	Meridian of longitude
5	53° 44’.40N	005° 19’.33W	Parallel of latitude
6	53° 44’.40N	005° 17’.85W	Meridian of longitude
7	53° 42’.14N	005° 17’.85W	Parallel of latitude
8	53° 42’.14N	005° 16’.34W	Meridian of longitude
9	53° 39’.00N	005° 16’.34W	Parallel of latitude
10	53° 39’.00N	005° 17’.00W	Meridian of longitude
11	53° 32’.00N	005° 17’.00W	Parallel of latitude
12	53° 32’.00N	005° 19’.00W	Meridian of longitude
13	53° 26’.00N	005° 19’.00W	Parallel of latitude
14	53° 26’.00N	005° 20’.00W	Meridian of longitude
15	53° 09’.00N	005° 20’.00W	Parallel of latitude
16	53° 09’.00N	005° 19’.00W	Meridian of longitude
17	52° 59’.00N	005° 19’.00W	Parallel of latitude
18	52° 59’.00N	005° 22’.50W	Meridian of longitude
19	52° 52’.00N	005° 22’.50W	Parallel of latitude
20	52° 52’.00N	005° 24’.50W	Meridian of longitude
21	52° 44’.00N	005° 24’.50W	Parallel of latitude
22	52° 44’.00N	005° 28’.00W	Meridian of longitude
23	52° 32’.00N	005° 28’.00W	Parallel of latitude
24	52° 32’.00N	005° 22’.80W	Meridian of longitude
25	52° 24’.00N	005° 22’.80W	Parallel of latitude
26	52° 24’.00N	005° 35’.00W	Meridian of longitude
27	52° 16’.00N	005° 35’.00W	Parallel of latitude
28	52° 16’.00N	005° 39’.00W	Meridian of longitude
29	52° 12’.00N	005° 39’.00W	Parallel of latitude
30	52° 12’.00N	005° 42’.00W	Meridian of longitude
31	52° 08’.00N	005° 42’.00W	Parallel of latitude
32	52° 08’.00N	005° 46’.00W	Meridian of longitude
33	52° 04’.00N	005° 46’.00W	Parallel of latitude
34	52° 04’.00N	005° 50’.00W	Meridian of longitude
35	52° 00’.00N	005° 50’.00W	Parallel of latitude
36	52° 00’.00N	005° 54’.00W	Meridian of longitude
37	51° 58’.00N	005° 54’.00W	Parallel of latitude
38	51° 58’.00N	005° 57’.00W	Meridian of longitude
39	51° 54’.00N	005° 57’.00W	Parallel of latitude
40	51° 54’.00N	006° 00’.00W	Meridian of longitude
41	51° 50’.00N	006° 00’.00W	Parallel of latitude
42	51° 50’.00N	006° 06’.00W	Meridian of longitude
43	51° 40’.00N	006° 06’.00W	Parallel of latitude
44	51° 40’.00N	006° 18’.00W	Meridian of longitude
45	51° 30’.00N	006° 18’.00W	Parallel of latitude
46	51° 30’.00N	006° 33’.00W	Meridian of longitude
47	51° 20’.00N	006° 33’.00W	Parallel of latitude
48	51° 20’.00N	006° 42’.00W	Meridian of longitude
49	51° 10’.00N	006° 42’.00W	Parallel of latitude
50	51° 10’.00N	006° 48’.00W	Meridian of longitude
51	51° 00’.00N	006° 48’.00W	Parallel of latitude
52	51° 00’.00N	007° 03’.00W	Meridian of longitude
53	50° 50’.00N	007° 03’.00W	Parallel of latitude
54	50° 50’.00N	007° 12’.00W	Meridian of longitude
55	50° 40’.00N	007° 12’.00W	Parallel of latitude
56	50° 40’.00N	007° 36’.00W	Meridian of longitude
57	50° 30’.00N	007° 36’.00W	Parallel of latitude
58	50° 30’.00N	008° 00’.00W	Meridian of longitude
59	50° 20’.00N	008° 00’.00W	Parallel of latitude
60	50° 20’.00N	008° 12’.00W	Meridian of longitude
61	50° 10’.00N	008° 12’.00W	Parallel of latitude
62	50° 10’.00N	008° 24’.00W	Meridian of longitude
63	50° 00’.00N	008° 24’.00W	Parallel of latitude
64	50° 00’.00000N	008° 32’.02264W	Meridian of longitude
65	49° 50’.00000N	008° 32’.02264W	Parallel of latitude
66	49° 50’.00000N	008° 36’.00000W	Meridian of longitude
67	49° 40’.00000N	008° 36’.00000W	Parallel of latitude
68	49° 40’.00000N	008° 45’.00000W	Meridian of longitude
69	49° 30’.00000N	008° 45’.00000W	Parallel of latitude
70	49° 30’.00000N	009° 03’.00000W	Meridian of longitude
71	49° 20’.00000N	009° 03’.00000W	Parallel of latitude
72	49° 20’.00000N	009° 12’.00000W	Meridian of longitude
73	49° 10’.00000N	009° 12’.00000W	Parallel of latitude
74	49° 10’.00000N	009° 17’.00000W	Meridian of longitude
75	49° 00’.00000N	009° 17’.00000W	Parallel of latitude
76	49° 00’.00000N	009° 24’.00000W	Meridian of longitude
77	48° 50’.00000N	009° 24’.00000W	Parallel of latitude
78	48° 50’.00000N	009° 24’.53688W	Meridian of longitude
79	48° 30’.00000N	009° 24’.53688W	Parallel of latitude
80	48° 30’.00000N	009° 48’.00000W	Meridian of longitude
81	48° 20’.00000N	009° 48’.00000W	Parallel of latitude
82	48° 20’.00000N	009° 55’.00241W	Meridian of longitude
83	48° 10’.81127N	009° 55’.00241W	Parallel of latitude
84	48° 10’.81127N	010° 48’.56229W	84 to 85 are joined by a line every point of which is 200 nautical miles from the nearest point on the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is measured.
85	47° 26’ 124N	009° 52’ 637W	Geodesic
86	48° 05’.935N	009° 36’.588W	Loxodrome
87	49° 11’.940N	005° 41’.587W	Loxodrome
88	49° 12’.107N	005° 40’.587W	Loxodrome
89	49° 12’.940N	005° 20’.753W	Loxodrome
90	49° 13’.307N	005° 18’.087W	Loxodrome
91	49° 14’.407N	005° 11’.087W	Loxodrome
92	49° 23’.175N	004° 32’.735W	Loxodrome
93	49° 27’.325N	004° 21’.852W	Loxodrome
94	49° 27’.608N	004° 17’.985W	Loxodrome
95	49° 32’.075N	003° 55’.868W	Loxodrome
96	49° 32’.642N	003° 42’.818W	Loxodrome
97	49° 33’.142N	003° 34’.918W	Loxodrome
98	49° 38’.443N	003° 21’.085W	Loxodrome
99	49° 46’.443N	002° 56’.585W	Loxodrome
100	49° 57’.777N	002° 48’.485W	Loxodrome
101	50° 09’.178N	002° 03’.517W	Loxodrome
102	50° 09’.195N	001° 30’.083W	Loxodrome
103	50° 08’.395N	001° 00’.083W	Loxodrome
104	50° 07’.428N	000° 30’.082W	Loxodrome
105	50° 13’.163N	000° 15’.582W	Loxodrome
106	50° 14’.147N	000° 02’.152E	Loxodrome
107	50° 19’.630N	000° 36’.118E	Loxodrome
108	50° 23’.313N	000° 46’.570E	Loxodrome
109	50° 38’.582N	001° 07’.353E	Loxodrome
110	50° 47’.782N	001° 15’.385E	Loxodrome
111	50° 49’.463N	001° 15’.810E	Loxodrome
SECOND AREA
112	51° 11’.962N	001° 53’.253E	Loxodrome
113	51° 14’.398N	001° 57’.218E	Loxodrome
114	51° 20’.133N	002° 02’.218E	Loxodrome
115	51° 30’.183N	002° 07’.218E	Loxodrome
116	51° 33’.417N	002° 14’.218E	Geodesic
117	51° 36’.733N	002° 15’.120E	Geodesic
118	51° 48’.250N	002° 28’.820E	Geodesic
119	51° 52’.517N	002° 32’.280E	Geodesic
120	51° 58’.950N	002° 37’.517E	Geodesic
121	52° 00’.950N	002° 39’.417E	Geodesic
122	52° 05’.250N	002° 42’.117E	Geodesic
123	52° 05’.950N	002° 42’.817E	Geodesic
124	52° 12’.350N	002° 50’.317E	Geodesic
125	52° 17’.350N	002° 55’.917E	Geodesic
126	52° 24’.950N	003° 03’.417E	Geodesic
127	52° 37’.250N	003° 10’.917E	Geodesic
128	52° 46’.950N	003° 12’.217E	Geodesic
129	52° 52’.950N	003° 10’.417E	Geodesic
130	53° 18’.050N	003° 03’.317E	Geodesic
131	53° 28’.150N	003° 00’.917E	Geodesic
132	53° 35’.050N	002° 59’.217E	Geodesic
133	53° 40’.050N	002° 57’.317E	Geodesic
134	53° 57’.750N	002° 51’.917E	Geodesic
135	54° 22’.750N	002° 45’.717E	Geodesic
136	54° 37’.250N	002° 53’.817E	Geodesic
137	55° 45’.858N	003° 22’.130E	Geodesic
138	55° 50’.059N	003° 23’.913E	Geodesic
139	55° 55’.116N	003° 20’.915E	Geodesic
140	56° 05’.159N	003° 14’.914E	Geodesic
141	56° 35’.660N	002° 36’.712E	Geodesic
142	57° 54’.262N	001° 57’.807E	Geodesic
143	58° 25’.763N	001° 28’.905E	Geodesic
144	59° 17’.365N	001° 42’.602E	Geodesic
145	59° 53’.766N	002° 04’.501E	Geodesic
146	61° 21’.370N	001° 47’.295E	Geodesic
147	61° 44’.171N	001° 33’.493E	Geodesic
148	61° 44’.171N	001° 33’.117E	Geodesic
149	62° 16’.705N	001° 10’.571E	Geodesic
150	62° 19’.652N	001° 08’.409E	Geodesic
151	62° 22’.323N	001° 06’.363E	Geodesic
152	62° 24’.918N	001° 04’.323E	Geodesic
153	62° 27’.520N	001° 02’.187E	Geodesic
154	62° 30’.137N	000° 59’.991E	Geodesic
155	62° 32’.762N	000° 57’.697E	Geodesic
156	62° 36’.319N	000° 54’.638E	Geodesic
157	62° 39’.940N	000° 51’.383E	Geodesic
158	62° 44’.246N	000° 47’.352E	Geodesic
159	62° 53’.466N	000° 38’.355E	Geodesic
160	62° 58’.325N	000° 33’.406E	Geodesic
161	63° 03’.320N	000° 28’.098E	Geodesic
162	63° 38’.153N	000° 11’.103W	Geodesic
163	63° 44’.189N	000° 18’.254W	Geodesic
164	63° 50’.424N	000° 25’.904W	Geodesic
165	63° 53’.224N	000° 29’.444W	Geodesic
166	63° 40’.649N	000° 47’.736W	Geodesic
167	61° 59’.233N	003° 03’.325W	Geodesic
168	61° 52’.114N	003° 11’.729W	Geodesic
169	61° 21’.611N	003° 47’.898W	Geodesic
170	61° 07’.651N	003° 59’.619W	Geodesic
171	61° 04’.449N	004° 02’.425W	Geodesic
172	61° 02’.757N	004° 03’.859W	Geodesic
173	60° 54’.979N	004° 10’.497W	Geodesic
174	60° 51’.809N	004° 14’.008W	Geodesic
175	60° 47’.717N	004° 18’.541W	Geodesic
176	60° 24’.077N	004° 44’.272W	Geodesic
177	60° 21’.101N	004° 56’.672W	Geodesic
178	60° 18’.754N	005° 24’.195W	Geodesic
179	60° 13’.128N	006° 25’.047W	Geodesic
180	59° 59’.536N	009° 43’.613W	Geodesic
181	60° 02’.419N	010° 33’.611W	Geodesic
182	60° 03’.090N	010° 52’.953W	Geodesic
183	60° 02’.833N	011° 16’.458W	Geodesic
184	60° 07’.306N	012° 17’.622W	Geodesic
185	60° 09’.031N	013° 16’.199W	185 to 186 are joined by a line every point of which is 200 nautical miles from the nearest point on the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is measured.
186	56° 34’.63126N	014° 19’.86168W	Parallel of latitude
187	56° 34’.63126N	014° 10’.00000W	Meridian of longitude
188	56° 40’.00000N	014° 10’.00000W	Parallel of latitude
189	56° 40’.00000N	014° 00’.00000W	Meridian of longitude
190	56° 42’.00N	014° 00’.00W	Parallel of latitude
191	56° 42’.00N	012° 12’.00W	Meridian of longitude
192	56° 32’.50N	012° 12’.00W	Parallel of latitude
193	56° 32’.50N	010° 30’.00W	Meridian of longitude
194	56° 21’.50N	010° 30’.00W	Parallel of latitude
195	56° 21’.50N	009° 07’.00W	Meridian of longitude
196	56° 10’.00N	009° 07’.00W	Parallel of latitude
197	56° 10’.00N	008° 39’.50W	Meridian of longitude
198	56° 05’.00N	008° 39’.50W	Parallel of latitude
199	56° 05’.00N	008° 13’.00W	Meridian of longitude
200	56° 00’.00N	008° 13’.00W	Parallel of latitude
201	56° 00’.00N	007° 23’.00W	Meridian of longitude
202	55° 55’.00N	007° 23’.00W	Parallel of latitude
203	55° 55’.00N	007° 15’.00W	Meridian of longitude
204	55° 50’.00N	007° 15’.00W	Parallel of latitude
205	55° 50’.00N	007° 08’.00W	Meridian of longitude
206	55° 45’.00N	007° 08’.00W	Parallel of latitude
207	55° 45’.00N	007° 02’.00W	Meridian of longitude
208	55° 40’.00N	007° 02’.00W	Parallel of latitude
209	55° 40’.00N	006° 57’.00W	Meridian of longitude
210	55° 35’.00N	006° 57’.00W	Parallel of latitude
211	55° 35’.00N	006° 51’.00W	Meridian of longitude
212	55° 30’.00N	006° 51’.00W	Parallel of latitude
213	55° 30’.00N	006° 48’.00W	Meridian of longitude
214	55° 28’.00N	006° 48’.00W	Parallel of latitude
215	55° 28’.00N	006° 45’.00W	Straight line
216	55° 24’.89173N	006° 44’.64809W

Article 3

SCHEDULE B

Point No.	Latitude	Longitude	Line Type to following point
176	60° 24’.077N	004° 44’.272W	Geodesic
217	60°.21’.886N	004° 46’.621W	Geodesic
218	60° 09’.891N	005° 13’.717W	Geodesic
219	60° 01’.549N	005° 32’.169W	Geodesic
220	59° 56’.494N	006° 04’.907W	Geodesic
221	59° 49’.792N	008° 38’.602W	Geodesic
222	59° 50’.490N	009° 34’.037W	Geodesic
223	59° 57’.425N	010° 29’.895W	Geodesic
183	60° 02’.833N	011° 16’.458W	Geodesic

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

Under Section 41 of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 provision is made for the declaration around the United Kingdom of an exclusive economic zone, that is to say a zone in which the United Kingdom may exercise the rights under Part V of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea; these rights relate principally to the water column and may extend to 200 nautical miles from baselines.

Article 2 of this Order declares the area of the United Kingdom’s exclusive economic zone. It reflects the treaties which have been concluded with the Belgium, Denmark, France, Ireland, the Netherlands and Norway, and the understanding with Germany. Article 3 is required because under the treaties with Denmark relating to the Faroe Islands the area to the north of the line specified can only be utilised for the purposes of renewable energy and gas storage with the prior consent of Denmark. The Orders referred to in Article 1(2) are revoked because they are superseded by the declaration of the Exclusive Economic Zone.

The treaties in question are:

• Belgium: Exchange of Letters of 25 June and 12 August 2013(Cm 8723);

• Denmark: Exchange of Notes of 22 October 2009 (relating to the North Sea) (Cm 7893);

• Agreement of 18 May 1999 (relating to the Faroe Islands) (Cm 4514);

• Protocol of 25 April 2012 (relating to the Faroe Islands) (Cm8570);

• France: Exchange of Letters of 20 April 2011 (Cm 8146);

• Ireland: Agreement of 28 March 2013 (Cm 8666);

• Netherlands: Exchange of Notes of 19 April and 3 July 2013 (Cm 8724);

• Norway: Exchange of Notes of 30 April 2009 (Cm 7731).

(1)

2009 c.23.

(2)

2004 c.20; section 84(4) was amended by paragraph 4(2) of Schedule 4 to the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009.

(3)

2008 c.32; section 1(5) was amended by paragraph 5(2) of Schedule 4 to the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009.

(4)

S.I. 2009/223.

(5)

S.I. 2004/2668.