Explanatory Note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings within the scope of Part II of the Race Relations Act 1976 (which is concerned with discrimination in the employment field) employment concerned with the exploration of the sea bed or subsoil or the exploitation of their natural resources in areas which have been designated under section 1(7) of the Continental Shelf Act 1964. It also brings within scope certain such employment in the Norwegian sector of the Continental Shelf in relation to the Frigg Gas Field. It only has application, however, to employment concerned with the Frigg Gas Field if the employer is a British company or has a place of business in Great Britain from which he directs the offshore operations.