In this Part—

• “ authorised exploration or exploitation operation ” has the meaning given by section 82A(8);

• “ consent holder ” means the person to whom a consent under section 82A is given;

• “ emergency safety notice ” is to be read in accordance with section 82F(3);

• “ immediate action notice ” is to be read in accordance with section 82H(3);

• “ regulated zone ” means the area that consists of—

  1. a

     the area of sea within the seaward limits of the territorial sea, other than the Scottish inshore region, and

  2. b

     the area of sea within the limits of the UK sector of the continental shelf,

  and includes the bed and subsoil of the sea within those areas, the shore adjoining, and any land adjoining or adjacent to that shore, but does not include any land in Scotland;

• “ Scottish inshore region ” has the same meaning as in the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (see section 322 of that Act);

• “ sea ” includes—

  1. a

     any tidal waters; and

  2. b

     any land covered with water at mean high water spring tide;

• “ UK sector of the continental shelf ” means the areas for the time being designated by an Order in Council under section 1(7) of the Continental Shelf Act 1964.