(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings within the scope of Part II of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 (which is concerned with discrimination in the employment field) and within the scope of the Equal Pay Act 1970 (c. 41) 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.