Regulation 3
1. Except as provided by the four next following paragraphs, the lines dividing—U.K.
(a)the mainland of Great Britain and the islands adjacent thereto (other than the Orkney and Shetland Islands) and the waters adjacent to the mainland and such islands, to be treated for the purposes of these Regulations as landward areas, from
(b)the islands and waters to be treated for such purposes as seaward areas,
shall be the low water line along the coast of the mainland of Great Britain, the Isle of Wight, Anglesey and Holy Island.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 1 para. 1 in force at 30.6.1995, see reg. 1
2. The lines dividing landward areas from seaward areas at the estuaries, rivers, harbours, bays and other places specified in the second column of Table 1 of this Schedule shall be straight lines drawn between the pairs of points identified by the map references respectively specified in the third column of that Table, each such point being a point situate on low water line on or adjacent to the feature respectively named in the fourth column of that Table.U.K.
Commencement Information
I2Sch. 1 para. 2 in force at 30.6.1995, see reg. 1
3. The lines dividing landward area from seaward areas between Cape Wrath and the Mull of Kintyre shall be a series of straight lines drawn so as to join successively, in the order in which they are there set out, the points identified by the map references specified in the second column of Table 2 of this Schedule, each such point being a point situate on low water line on or adjacent to the feature, if any, named in the third column of that Table.U.K.
Commencement Information
I3Sch. 1 para. 3 in force at 30.6.1995, see reg. 1
4. The lines dividing landward areas from seaward areas in the vicinity of the Pentland Firth and the Orkney Islands shall be a straight line drawn from the map reference point ND 310753, being a point situate on the low water line on or adjacent to the feature known as St. John’s Point, to the map reference point ND 289809; thence a line running clockwise parallel with, and three nautical miles seaward of, the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea adjacent to the Orkney Islands is measured to the map reference point ND 459711, and thence a straight line to the map reference point ND 407734, being a point situate on low water line on or adjacent to the feature known as Duncansby Head.U.K.
Commencement Information
I4Sch. 1 para. 4 in force at 30.6.1995, see reg. 1
5. Subject to the provisions of the last three foregoing paragraphs, the lines dividing landward areas from seaward areas at the mouths of rivers or estuaries shall be straight lines joining the points on the low water lines at either side of each such mouth.U.K.
Commencement Information
I5Sch. 1 para. 5 in force at 30.6.1995, see reg. 1
6. The line dividing the Shetland Islands and the waters adjacent thereto to be treated for the purposes of these Regulations as landward areas from the areas to be treated for such purposes as seaward areas shall be a line parallel with, and three nautical miles seaward of, the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea adjacent to those Islands is measured:U.K.
Provided that Foula and Fair Isle and the waters adjacent to them shall be treated as seaward areas.
Commencement Information
I6Sch. 1 para. 6 in force at 30.6.1995, see reg. 1
7. In this Schedule the expression “low water line” means the line so marked on the Ordnance Survey maps on a scale of 1:25,000 in the edition for the areas to which they respectively relate last published prior to the date on which these Regulations are made, and any reference to a map reference point shall be construed as a reference to a point having that map reference on the National Grid for those Ordnance Survey maps.U.K.
Commencement Information
I7Sch. 1 para. 7 in force at 30.6.1995, see reg. 1
Sch. 1
Name of estuary or other identation | National Grid Reference | Name of Feature | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Firth of Clyde | NR 716074 | Cove Point |
NR 718046 | Sanda Island (Black Point) | ||
NR 725037 | Sanda Island Lighthouse | ||
NW 962695 | Laggen Hill | ||
2 | Wigtown Bay | NX 494464 | Eggerness Point |
NX 546513 | Ringdoo Point | ||
3 | Solway Firth | NX 653432 | Fox Craig (Meikle Ross) |
NX 943134 | St Bees Head | ||
4 | Duddon Sands | SD 130763 | Haverigg Point |
SD 168685 | Mill Scar | ||
5 | Morecambe Bay | SD 220612 | Hilpsford Point |
SD 304490 | Rossall Point | ||
6 | River Ribble | SD 286250 | Salter’s Bank |
SD 300202 | Horse Bank | ||
7 | Liverpool Bay | SD 262052 | Formby Point |
SJ 131855 | Point of Ayr | ||
8 | Beaumaris Bay | SH 744786 | Penmaenbach Point |
SH 641815 | Trwyn Du | ||
9 | Holyhead Harbour | SH 281849 | Twyn Cliperau |
SH 257847 | Breakwater Head | ||
10 | Cymyran Bay | SH 294750 | Traeth Llydan |
SH 297748 | Traeth Cymyran | ||
11 | Llanddwyn Bay | SH 386623 | Llanddwyn Island |
SH 429585 | Morfa Dinlleu | ||
12 | Milford Haven | SM 819036 | West Blockhouse Point |
SM 840027 | Rat Island | ||
13 | Carmarthen Bay | SN 309062 | Laugharne Sands |
SS 397926 | Burry Holms | ||
14 | Bristol Channel | ST 311806 | West Usk Lighthouse |
ST 303627 | Birnbeck Island | ||
15 | Padstow Bay | SW 925785 | Shag Rock |
SW 915787 | Stepper Point | ||
16 | Falmouth Harbour | SW 827315 | Pendenis Point |
SW 845311 | St Anthony Head | ||
17 | Plymouth Sound | SX 443486 | Penlee Point |
SX 490486 | Renney Rocks | ||
18 | Salcombe River | SX 725359 | Bolt Head |
SX 766355 | Gammon Head | ||
19 | Solent (west side) | SZ 319897 | Hurst Castle |
SZ 292849 | Needles Point | ||
20 | Solent (east side) | SZ 663876 | Foreland |
SZ 684990 | Fort Cumberland (Eastney Point) | ||
21 | Thames Estuary | TR 227694 | Reculver |
TM 174142 | Clacton-on-Sea | ||
22 | Harwich Harbour | TM 268244 | The Naze |
TM 283311 | Landguard Point | ||
23 | The Wash | TF 701452 | Gore Point |
TF 565571 | Gibraltar Point | ||
24 | River Humber | TA 374048 | Northcoates Point |
TA 397104 | Spurn Head | ||
25 | Holy Island Harbour (Lindisfarne) | NU 137403 | Parton Shiel |
NU 141415 | Castle Point | ||
26 | Firth of Forth | NT 496864 | Eyebroughy |
NT 496993 | Elie Ness | ||
27 | Firth of Tay | NO 538159 | Kinkell Ness |
NO 546302 | Buddon Ness | ||
28 | Moray Firth | NH 807587 | Whiteness Head |
NH 812670 | Sutors Stacks | ||
NH 813686 | North Sutor | ||
29 | Dornoch Firth | NH 815857 | Whiteness |
NH 809871 | Dornoch Point | ||
30 | Tongue Bay | NC 641638 | Port an-t Strathain |
NC 572663 | Geodh' an Fhuarain | ||
31 | Loch Eriboll | NC 502687 | Whiten Head |
NC 392719 | Faraid Head | ||
32 | Kyle of Durness | NC 392719 | Faraid Head |
NC 349717 | A'Ghoil |
Sch. 1
National Grid Reference | Name of Feature | |
---|---|---|
1 | NC 257748 | Cape Wrath |
2 | NB 519669 | Lith Sgeir |
3 | NB 472634 | Dell Rock |
4 | NB 186451 | Tiumpan |
5 | NB 142442 | Mas Sgeir |
6 | NB 115435 | Stac nam Balg |
7 | NB 048399 | Sgeir Gallen |
8 | NB 036382 | Gallen Beag |
9 | NA 993324 | Eilean Molach |
10 | NA 873118 | Gasker |
11 | NB 594809 | Haskeir Eagach |
12 | NF 572646 | Huskeiran |
13 | NF 707301 | Rudha Ardvule |
14 | NF 646049 | Greian Head |
15 | NL 620988 | — |
16 | NL 614979 | Ard a'Chaolais |
17 | NL 606963 | Biruaslum |
18 | NL 549843 | Guarsay Mor |
19 | NL 542819 | Sron an Duin |
20 | NL 546803 | Skate Point |
21 | NL 840262 | Skerryvore |
22 | NM 121031 | Dubh Artach |
23 | NR 151538 | Frenchman’s Rocks |
24 | NR 162510 | An Coire |
25 | NR 268414 | Mull of Oa |
26 | NR 589071 | Mull of Kintyre |