2.—(1) That part of the Scottish marine area(1), the boundaries of which are identified in paragraphs (2) to (4), is designated as a Scottish marine region to be known as ‘the Scottish marine region for the Solway’.
(2) It is bounded to the east, south-east, south, south-west and west by the limit of the Scottish marine area between—
(a)the most north-easterly point on the landward limit of the Scottish marine area adjacent to the River Sark; and
(b)the co-ordinate 55°00′31″ north latitude, 05°32′58″ west longitude(2).
(3) It is bounded to the north-west by—
(a)firstly, a line between the co-ordinates 55°00′31″ north latitude, 05°32′58″ west longitude and 54°59′52″ north latitude, 05°02′23″ west longitude, defined by joining sequentially the following co-ordinates—
| Co-ordinate | North Latitude | West Longitude |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 55°00′31″ | 05°32′58″ |
| 2 | 55°01′45″ | 05°04′59″ |
| 3 | 55°01′33″ | 05°04′48″ |
| 4 | 55°00′58″ | 05°04′22″ |
| 5 | 55°00′35″ | 05°04′16″ |
| 6 | 55°00′19″ | 05°04′03″ |
| 7 | 55°00′13″ | 05°03′51″ |
| 8 | 55°00′06″ | 05°03′43″ |
| 9 | 54°59′37″ | 05°03′16″ |
| 10 | 54°59′44″ | 05°02′48″ |
| 11 | 54°59′52″ | 05°02′23″ |
; and
(b)secondly, a line between—
(i)the co-ordinate 54°59′52″ north latitude, 05°02′23″ west longitude; and
(ii)the point on the mainland of Scotland where a line between the co-ordinates 54°59′52″ north latitude, 05°02′23″ west longitude and 55°00′06″ north latitude, 05°01′30″ west longitude intersects the landward limit of the Scottish marine area.
(4) It is bounded to the north and north-east by the landward limit of the Scottish marine area between—
(a)the point described in paragraph (3)(b)(ii); and
(b)the point described in paragraph (2)(a).
“Scottish marine area” is defined in section 1(1) of the Marine (Scotland) Act 2010. It is the area of sea within the seaward limits of the territorial sea of the United Kingdom adjacent to Scotland and includes the bed and subsoil of the sea within that area. Section 2 of that Act defines “sea”, unless the context otherwise requires, as including any area submerged at mean high water spring tide and the waters of every estuary, river or channel, so far as the tide flows at mean high water spring tide.
Co-ordinate numbered 71 in Part II of Schedule 1 to the Scottish Adjacent Waters Boundaries Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/1126) (“the 1999 Order”).