Statutory Instruments
CONTINENTAL SHELF
Made
19th December 1989
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 19th day of December 1989
Present,
The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council
Whereas by the Continental Shelf (Designation of Areas) Orders 1964 to 1987(1) certain areas are designated as areas within which the rights of the United Kingdom with respect to the sea bed and subsoil and their natural resources may be exercised;
And whereas it is expedient that further such areas should be so designated;
And whereas it is necessary in order to give effect to the Agreement(2) signed on the 7th day of November 1988 by the Governments of the United Kingdom and of the Republic of Ireland to amend the Continental Shelf (Designation of Additional Areas) Order 1971(3) and the Continental Shelf (Designation of Additional Areas) Order 1974(4);
Now, therefore, Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred on Her by section 1(7) of the Continental Shelf Act 1964(5) and section 3 of the Petroleum Royalties (Relief) and Continental Shelf Act 1989(6) and of all B other powers enabling Her in that behalf, 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 Continental Shelf (Designation of Areas) Order 1989.
(2) This Order and the Orders recited in the preamble to this Order may be cited together as the Continental Shelf (Designation of Areas) Orders 1964 to 1989.
2. The areas defined in Schedule 1 to this Order are hereby designated as areas within which the rights of the United Kingdom outside territorial waters with respect to the sea bed and subsoil and their natural resources are exercisable.
3. The Schedule to the Continental Shelf (Designation of Additional Areas) Order 1971 shall have effect with the omission from area (3) as defined therein of the area defined in Schedule 2 to this Order.
4. The Schedule to the Continental Shelf (Designation of Additional Areas) Order 1974 shall have effect with the omission from the area defined therein of the areas defined in Schedule 3 to this Order.
G I de Deney
Clerk of the Privy Council
Article 2
1. The following are the areas to which Article 2 of this Order applies:
(A)The area bounded by a line joining the following co-ordinates
| (1) | 53° 39' 00".0000N | 05° 12' 05".7425W |
| (2) | 53° 39' 00"N | 05° 17' 00"W |
| (3) | 53° 32' 00"N | 05° 17' 00"W |
| (4) | 53° 32' 00"N | 05° 19' 00"W |
| (5) | 53° 26' 00"N | 05° 19' 00"W |
| (6) | 53° 26' 00"N | 05° 20' 00"W |
| (7) | 53° 09' 00"N | 05° 20' 00"W |
| (8) | 53° 09' 00"N | 05° 19' 00"W |
| (9) | 52° 59' 00"N | 05° 19' 00"W |
| (10) | 52° 59' 00"N | 05° 22' 30"W |
| (11) | 52° 52' 00"N | 05° 22' 30"W |
| (12) | 52° 52' 00"N | 05° 24' 30"W |
| (13) | 52° 44' 00"N | 05° 24' 30"W |
| (14) | 52° 44' 00"N | 05° 28' 00"W |
| (15) | 52° 32' 00"N | 05° 28' 00"W |
| (16) | 52° 32' 00"N | 05° 22' 48"W |
| (17) | 52° 24' 00"N | 05° 22' 48"W |
| (18) | 52° 24' 00"N | 05° 35' 00"W |
| (19) | 52° 16' 00"N | 05° 35' 00"W |
| (20) | 52° 16' 00"N | 05° 39' 00"W |
| (21) | 52° 12' 00"N | 05° 39' 00"W |
| (22) | 52° 12' 00"N | 05° 42' 00"W |
| (23) | 52° 08' 00"N | 05° 42' 00"W |
| (24) | 52° 08' 00"N | 05° 46' 00"W |
| (25) | 52° 04' 00"N | 05° 46' 00"W |
| (26) | 52° 04' 00"N | 05° 50' 00"W |
| (27) | 52° 00' 00"N | 05° 50' 00"W |
| (28) | 52° 00' 00"N | 05° 54' 00"W |
| (29) | 51° 58' 00"N | 05° 54' 00"W |
| (30) | 51° 58' 00"N | 05° 57' 00"W |
| (31) | 51° 54' 00"N | 05° 57' 00"W |
| (32) | 51° 54' 00"N | 06° 00' 00"W |
| (33) | 51° 50' 00"N | 06° 00' 00"W |
and the co-ordinates numbered (17), (18), (19), (20) (21), (22) and (23) in the Schedule to the Continental Shelf (Designation of Additional Areas) Order 1968 and the coordinates numbered (1) in this Schedule.
(B)The area bounded by a line joining the following co-ordinates
| (34) | 51° 50' 00"N | 06° 06' 00"W |
| (35) | 51° 40' 00"N | 06° 06' 00"W |
and the co-ordinates numbered (15) in the Schedule to the Continental Shelf (Designation of Additional Areas) Order 1968 and the co-ordinates numbered (33) and (34) in this Schedule.
(C)The area bounded by a line joining the following co-ordinates
| (36) | 51° 40' 00"N | 06° 18' 00"W |
| (37) | 51° 30' 00"N | 06° 18' 00"W |
and the co-ordinates numbered (13) and (14) in the Schedule to the Continental Shelf (Designation of Additional Areas) Order 1968 and the co-ordinates numbered (36) in this Schedule.
(D)The area bounded by a line joining the following coordinates
| (38) | 51° 30' 00"N | 06° 33' 00"W |
| (39) | 51° 20' 00"N | 06° 33' 00"W |
and the coordinates numbered (11) and (12) in the Schedule to the Continental Shelf (Designation of Additional Areas) Order 1968 and the coordinates numbered (38) in this Schedule.
(E)The area bounded by a line joining the following coordinates
| (40) | 51° 20' 00"N | 06° 42' 00"W |
| (41) | 51° 10' 00"N | 06° 42' 00"W |
| (42) | 51° 10' 00"N | 06° 48' 00"W |
| (43) | 51° 00' 00"N | 06° 48' 00"W |
and the coordinates numbered (9) and (10) in the Schedule to the Continental Shelf (Designation of Additional Areas) Order 1968 and the coordinates numbered (40) in this Schedule.
(F)The area bounded by a line joining the following coordinates
| (44) | 51° 00' 00"N | 07° 03' 00"W |
| (45) | 50° 50' 00"N | 07° 03' 00"W |
and the coordinates numbered (7) in the Schedule to the Continental Shelf (Designation of Additional Areas) Order 1968 and the co-ordinates numbered (43) and (44) in this Schedule.
(G)The area bounded by a line joining the following coordinates
| (46) | 50° 30' 00"N | 08° 00' 00"W |
| (47) | 50° 20' 00"N | 08° 00' 00"W |
and the coordinates numbered (8) and (9) in the Schedule to the Continental Shelf (Designation of Additional Areas) Order 1971 and the co-ordinates numbered (46) in this Schedule.
(H)The area bounded by a line joining the following co-ordinates
| (48) | 49° 50' 00"N | 08° 36' 00"W |
| (49) | 49° 50' 00"N | 08° 45' 00"W |
| (50) | 49° 40' 00"N | 08° 45' 00"W |
| (51) | 49° 40' 00"N | 08° 54' 00"W |
| (52) | 49° 30' 00"N | 08° 54' 00"W |
| (53) | 49° 30' 00"N | 09° 03' 00"W |
| (54) | 49° 20' 00"N | 09° 03' 00"W |
and the co-ordinates numbered (20), (21) and (22) in the Schedule to the Continental Shelf (Designation of Additional Areas) Order 1976 and the co-ordinates numbered (48) in this Schedule.
(I)The area bounded by a line joining the following co-ordinates
| (55) | 49° 10' 00"N | 09° 12' 00"W |
| (56) | 49° 10' 0O"N | 09° 17' 00"W |
| (57) | 49° 00' 00"N | 09° 17' 00"W |
| (58) | 49° 00' 00"N | 09° 24' 00"W |
| (59) | 48° 50' 00"N | 09° 24' 00"W |
| (60) | 48° 50' 00"N | 09° 36' 00"W |
| (61) | 48° 30' 00"N | 09° 36' 00"W |
| (62) | 48° 30' 00"N | 09° 48' 00"W |
| (63) | 48° 20' 00"N | 09° 48' 00"W |
| (64) | 48° 20' 00"N | 10° 00' 00"W |
| (65) | 48° 10' 00"N | 10° 00' 00"W |
| (66) | 48° 10' 00".0000N | 09° 22' 15".9110W |
and the co-ordinates numbered (4) in the Schedule to the Continental Shelf (Designation of Additional Areas) (No. 2) Order 1978 and the co-ordinates numbered (30), (31) and (32) in the Schedule to the Continental Shelf (Designation of Additional Areas) Order 1977 and the co-ordinates numbered (55) in this Schedule.
(J)The area bounded by a line joining the following co-ordinates
| (67) | 55° 28' 00"N | 06° 45' 00"W |
| (68) | 55° 28' 00"N | 06° 48' 00"W |
| (69) | 55° 30' 00"N | 06° 48' 00"W |
| (70) | 55° 30' 00"N | 06° 51' 00"W |
| (71) | 55° 35' 00"N | 06° 51' 00"W |
| (72) | 55° 35' 00"N | 06° 57' 00"W |
| (73) | 55° 40' 00"N | 06° 57' 00"W |
| (74) | 55° 40' 00"N | 07° 02' 00"W |
| (75) | 55° 45' 00"N | 07° 02' 00"W |
| (76) | 55° 45' 00"N | 07° 08' 00"W |
| (77) | 55° 50' 00"N | 07° 08' 00"W |
| (78) | 55° 50' 00"N | 07° 15' 00"W |
| (79) | 55° 55' 00"N | 07° 15' 00"W |
| (80) | 55° 55' 00"N | 07° 23' 00"W |
| (81) | 56° 00' 00"N | 07° 23' 00"W |
and the co-ordinates numbered (30) and (29) in the Schedule to the Continental Shelf (Designation of Additional Areas) Order 1971 and the following co-ordinates
| (82) | 55° 49' 57".0464N | 06° 55' 34".0700W |
and thence following the seaward limits of territorial waters off the west coast of Scotland to the following co-ordinates
| (83) | 55° 31' 13".3640N | 06° 45' 00".0000W |
and thence to the co-ordinates numbered (67) in this Schedule.
(K)The area bounded by a line joining the following co-ordinates
| (84) | 56° 00' 00"N | 08° 00' 00"W |
| (85) | 56° 00' 00"N | 08° 13' 00"W |
| (86) | 56° 05' 00"N | 08° 13' 00"W |
| (87) | 56° 05' 00"N | 08° 39' 30"W |
| (88) | 56° 10' 00"N | 08° 39' 30"W |
and the co-ordinates numbered (32) in the Schedule to the Continental Shelf (Designation of Additional Areas) Order 1971 and the co-ordinates numbered (84) in this Schedule.
(L)The area bounded by a line joining the following co-ordinates
| (89) | 56° 10' 00"N | 08° 48' 00"W |
| (90) | 56° 1O' 00"N | 09° 07' 00"W |
| (91) | 56° 19' 56".9810N | 09° 07' 00".0000W |
and the co-ordinates numbered (34) in the Schedule to the Continental Shelf (Designation of Additional Areas) Order 1971 and the co-ordinates numbered (89) in this Schedule.
(M)The area bounded by a line joining the following co-ordinates
| (92) | 56° 21' 30".0000N | 09° 38' 04".4947W |
| (93) | 56° 21' 30"N | 10° 30' 00"W |
| (94) | 56° 26' 47".2900N | 10° 30' 00".0000W |
and the co-ordinates numbered (92) in this Schedule.
(N)The area bounded by a line joining the following co-ordinates
| (95) | 56° 32' 30".0000N | 11° 29' 54".7557W |
| (96) | 56° 32' 30"N | 12° 12' 00"W |
| (97) | 56° 36' 08".2215N | 12° 12' 00".0000W |
and the co-ordinates numbered (95) in this Schedule.
(O)The area bounded by a line joining the following co-ordinates
| (98) | 56° 42' 00:.0000N | 13° 25' 20".4276W |
| (99) | 56° 42' 00"N | 14° 00' 00"W |
| (100) | 56° 44' 26".6802N | 14° 00' 00".0000W |
and the co-ordinates numbered (98) in this Schedule.
(P)The area bounded by a line joining the following co-ordinates
| (101) | 56° 49' 00".0000N | 15° 09' 44".2l66W |
| (102) | 56° 49' 00"N | 15° 36' 00"W |
| (103) | 56° 50' 28".6358N | 15° 36' 00".0000W |
and the co-ordinates numbered (101) in this Schedule.
(Q)The area bounded by a line joining the following co-ordinates
| (104) | 57° 05' 30.0000"N | 19° 21' 25".4000W |
| (105) | 57° 05' 30"N | 19° 30' 00"W |
| (106) | 57° 14' 00"N | 19° 30' 00"W |
| (107) | 57° 14' 00"N | 21° 32' 00"W |
| (108) | 57° 22' 00"N | 21° 32' 00"W |
| (109) | 57° 22' 00"N | 23° 57' 24"W |
| (110) | 57° 30' 00"N | 23° 57' 24"W |
| (111) | 57° 30' 00"N | 23° 48' 00"W |
| (112) | 57° 50' 00"N | 23° 48' 00"W |
| (113) | 57° 50' 00"N | 23° 36' 00"W |
| (114) | 58° 00' 00"N | 23° 36' 00"W |
| (115) | 58° 00' 00"N | 23° 24' 00"W |
| (116) | 58° 20' 00"N | 23° 24' 00"W |
| (117) | 58° 20' 00"N | 23° 12' 00"W |
| (118) | 58° 30' 00"N | 23° 12' 00"W |
| (119) | 58° 30' 00"N | 23° 00' 00"W |
| (120) | 58° 50' 00"N | 23° 00' 00"W |
| (121) | 58° 50' 00"N | 22° 48' 00"W |
| (122) | 59° 10' 00"N | 22° 48' 00"W |
| (123) | 59° 10' 00"N | 22° 36' 00"W |
| (124) | 59° 20' 00"N | 22° 36' 00"W |
| (125) | 59° 20' 00"N | 22° 24' 00"W |
| (126) | 59° 30' 00"N | 22° 24' 00"W |
| (127) | 59° 30' 00"N | 22° 00' 00"W |
| (128) | 59° 40' 00"N | 22° 00' 00"W |
| (129) | 59° 40' 00"N | 21° 48' 00"W |
| (130) | 59° 50' 00"N | 21° 48' 00"W |
and the co-ordinates numbered (1) in the Schedule to the Continental Shelf (Designation of Additional Areas) Order 1974 and the co-ordinates numbered (104) in this Schedule.
2. The co-ordinates numbered (1) to (130) in this Schedule are on WGS84 Datum.
Article 3
Article 3 of this Order applies to the area bounded by lines as described in Column 2 joining the co-ordinates on WGS84 Datum specified in Column 1:
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
| Co-ordinates of latitude and longitude | Line type |
| (i) 56° 19' 56".9810N 9° 07'00".0000W | |
| (ii) 56° 21' 30".0000N 9° 07'00".0000W | (i)-(ii) Meridian of longitude |
| (iii) 56° 21' 30".0000N 9° 24'06".3296W | (ii)-(iii) Parallel of latitude |
| (iv) 56° 19' 56".8910N 9° 24'06".3296W | (iii)-(iv) Meridian of longitude |
| (i) 56° 19' 56".9810N 9° 07'00".0000W | (iv)-(i) Parallel of latitude |
Article 4
Article 4 of this Order applies to the areas listed in Column 1 bounded by lines as described in Column 3 joining the co-ordinates on WGS84 Datum specified in Column 2:
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Areas | Co-ordinates of latitude and longitude | Line type |
| Area 1 | (i) 56° 19' 56".9810N 9° 24' 06".3296W | |
| (ii) 56° 21' 30".0000N 9° 24' 06".3296W | (i)-(ii) Meridian of longitude | |
| (iii) 56° 21' 30".0000N 9° 38' 04".4947W | (ii)-(iii) Parallel of latitude | |
| (i) 56° 19' 56".9810N 9° 24' 06".3296W | (iii)-(i) Geodesic | |
| Area 2 | (i) 56° 26' 47".2900N 10° 30' 00".0000W | |
| (ii) 56° 32' 30".0000N 10° 30' 00".0000W | (i)-(ii) Meridian of longitude | |
| (iii) 56° 32' 30".0000N 11° 29' 54".7557W | (ii)-(iii) Parallel of latitude | |
| (i) 56° 26' 47".2900N 10° 30' 00".0000W | (iii)-(i) Geodesic | |
| Area 3 | (i) 56° 36' 08".2215N 12° 12' 00".0000W | |
| (ii) 56° 42' 00".0000N 12° 12' 00".0000W | (i)-(ii) Meridian of longitude | |
| (iii) 56° 42' 00".0000N 13° 25' 20".4276W | (ii)-(iii) Parallel of latitude | |
| (i) 56° 36' 08".2215N 12° 12' 00".0000W | (iii)-(i) Geodesic | |
| Area 4 | (i) 56° 44' 26".6802N 14° 00' 00".0000W | |
| (ii) 56° 49' 00".0000N 14° 00' 00".0000W | (i)-(ii) Meridian of longitude | |
| (iii) 56° 49' 00".0000N 15° 09' 44".2166W | (ii)-(iii) Parallel of latitude | |
| (i) 56° 44' 26".6802N 14° 00' 00".0000W | (iii)-(i) Geodesic | |
| Area 5 | (i) 56° 50' 28".6358N 15° 36' 00".0000W | |
| (ii) 56° 56' 00".0000N 15° 36' 00".0000W | (i)-(ii) Meridian of longitude | |
| (iii) 56° 56' 00".0000N 17° 24' 00".0000W | (ii)-(iii) Parallel of latitude | |
| (iv) 57° 05' 30".0000N 17° 24' 00".0000W | (iii)-(iv) Meridian of longitude | |
| (v) 57° 05' 30".0000n 19° 21' 25".4000W | (iv)-(v) Parallel of latitude | |
| (vi) 56° 59' 56".5142N 19° 30' 07".0609W | (v)-(vi) Geodesic | |
| (i) 56° 50' 28".6358N 15° 36' 00".0000W | (vi)-(i) Geodesic |
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order:
(a)designates further areas of the continental shelf in the Irish Sea, in the South-Western Approaches and to the west of Scotland, up to Lines A and B defined in the Agreement between the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland signed on 7th November 1988, as areas in which the rights of the United Kingdom with respect to the sea bed and subsoil and their natural resources are exercised; and
(b)amends the Continental Shelf (Designation of Additional Areas) Orders 1971 and 1974 by omitting therefrom certain areas situated on the Irish side of Line B,
thereby giving effect to that Agreement.