S.I. No. 141/1989 - Continental Shelf (Designated Areas) Order, 1989.


S.I. No. 141 of 1989.

CONTINENTAL SHELF (DESIGNATED AREAS) ORDER, 1989.

The Government, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 2 of the Continental Shelf Act, 1968 (No. 14 of 1968), hereby order as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Continental Shelf (Designated Areas) Order, 1989.

2. The area set out in the First Schedule to this Order is hereby designated as an area within which the rights of the State outside the territorial seas over the sea bed and subsoil for the purpose of exploring such sea bed and subsoil and exploiting their natural resources may be exercised.

3. The Orders mentioned in the Second Schedule to this Order are hereby revoked.

FIRST SCHEDULE

[A] The area bounded by—

( a ) direct lines (meridians of longitude, parallels of latitude or geodesics, as appropriate) joining the following points, namely:

(1) where the seaward limit of the territorial seas meets the line of latitude 53° 40'N

(2)

53°

40'N

36'W

(3)

53°

39'N

36'W

(4)

53°

39'N

17'W

(5)

53°

32'N

17'W

(6)

53°

32'N

19'W

(7)

53°

26'N

19'W

(8)

53°

26'N

20'W

(9)

53°

09'N

20'W

(10)

53°

09'N

19'W

(11)

52°

59'N

19'W

(12)

52°

59'N

22.5'W

(13)

52°

52'N

22.5'W

(14)

52°

52'N

24.5'W

(15)

52°

44'N

24.5'W

(16)

52°

44'N

28'W

(17)

52°

32'N

28'W

(18)

52°

32'N

22.8'W

(19)

52°

24'N

22.8'W

(20)

52°

24'N

35'W

(21)

52°

16'N

35'W

(22)

52°

16'N

39'W

(23)

52°

12'N

39'W

(24)

52°

12'N

42'W

(25)

52°

08'N

5°V

42'W

(26)

52°

08'N

46'W

(27)

52°

04'N

46'W

(28)

52°

04'N

50'W

(29)

52°

00'N

50'W

(30)

52°

00'N

54'W

(31)

51°

58'N

54'W

(32)

51°

58'N

57'W

(33)

51°

54'N

57'W

(34)

51°

54'N

00'W

(35)

51°

50'N

00'W

(36)

51°

50'N

06'W

(37)

51°

40'N

06'W

(38)

51°

40'N

18'W

(39)

51°

30'N

18'W

(40)

51°

30'N

33'W

(41)

51°

20'N

33'W

(42)

51°

20'N

42'W

(43)

51°

10'N

42'W

(44)

51°

10'N

48'W

(45)

51°

00'N

48'W

(46)

51°

00'N

03'W

(47)

50°

50'N

03'W

(48)

50°

50'N

12'W

(49)

50°

40'N

12'W

(50)

50°

40'N

36'W

(51)

50°

30'N

36'W

(52)

50°

30'N

00'W

(53)

50°

20'N

00'W

(54)

50°

20'N

12'W

(55)

50°

10'N

12'W

(56)

50°

10'N

24'W

(57)

50°

00'N

24'W

(58)

50°

00'N

36'W

(59)

49°

50'N

36'W

(60)

49°

50'N

45'W

(61)

49°

40'N

45'W

(62)

49°

40'N

54'W

(63)

49°

30'N

54'W

(64)

49°

30'N

03'W

(65)

49°

20'N

03'W

(66)

49°

20'N

12'W

(67)

49°

10'N

12'W

(68)

49°

10'N

17'W

(69)

49°

00'N

17'W

(70)

49°

00'N

24'W

(71)

48°

50'N

24'W

(72)

48°

50'N

36'W

(73)

48°

30'N

36'W

(74)

48°

30'N

48'W

(75)

48°

20'N

48'W

(76)

48°

20'N

10°

00'W

(77)

48°

10'N

10°

00'W

(78)

48°

10'N

10°

24'W

(79)

48°

00'N

10°

24'W

(80)

48°

00'N

10°

38'W

(81)

47°

50'N

10°

38'W

(82)

47°

50'N

10°

46'W

(83)

47°

40'N

10°

46'W

(84)

47°

40'N

10°

59'W

(85)

47°

30'N

10°

59'W

(86)

47°

30'N

11°

12'W

(87)

47°

20'N

11°

12'W

(88)

47°

20'N

11°

25'W

(89)

47°

10'N

11°

25'W

(90)

47°

10'N

11°

38'W

(91)

47°

00'N

11°

38'W

(92)

47°

00'N

11°

51'W

(93)

46°

50'N

11°

51'W

(94)

46°

50'N

12°

04'W

(95)

49°

20'N

13°

36'W

(96)

49°

50'N

13°

36'W

(97)

49°

50'N

13°

48'W

(98)

50°

00'N

13°

48'W

(99)

50°

00'N

14°

00'W

(100)

50°

10'N

14°

00'W

(101)

50°

10'N

14°

12'W

(102)

50°

20'N

14°

12'W

(103)

50°

20'N

14°

24'W

(104)

50°

30'N

14°

24'W

(105)

50°

30'N

14°

36'W

(106)

50°

50'N

14°

36'W

(107)

50°

50'N

15°

00'W

(108)

51°

00'N

15°

00'W

(109)

51°

00'N

15°

24'W

(110)

52°

00'N

15°

24'W

(111)

52°

15'N

20°

00'W

(112)

55°

15'N

21°

00'W

(113)

55°

15'N

24°

00'W

(114)

55°

50'N

25°

00'W

(115)

57°

22'N

23°

57.4'W

(116)

57°

22'N

21°

32'W

(117)

57°

14'N

21°

32'W

(118)

57°

14'N

19°

30'W

(119)

57°

05.5'N

19°

30'W

(120)

57°

05.5'N

17°

24'W

(121)

56°

56'N

17°

24'W

(122)

56°

56'N

15°

36'W

(123)

56°

49'N

15°

36'W

(124)

56°

49'N

14°

00'W

(125)

56°

42'N

14°

00'W

(126)

56°

42'N

12°

12'W

(127)

56°

32.5'N

12°

12'W

(128)

56°

32.5'N

10°

30'W

(129)

56°

21.5'N

10°

30'W

(130)

56°

21.5'N

09°

07'W

(131)

56°

10'N

09°

07'W

(132)

56°

10'N

08°

39.5'W

(133)

56°

05'N

08°

39.5'W

(134)

56°

05'N

08°

13'W

(135)

56°

00'N

08°

13'W

(136)

56°

00'N

07°

23'W

(137)

55°

55'N

07°

23'W

(138)

55°

55'N

07°

15'W

(139)

55°

50'N

07°

15'W

(140)

55°

50'N

07°

08'W

(141)

55°

45'N

07°

08'W

(142)

55°

45'N

07°

02'W

(143)

55°

40'N

07°

02'W

(144)

55°

40'N

06°

57'W

(145)

55°

35'N

06°

57'W

(146)

55°

35'N

06°

51'W

(147)

55°

30'N

06°

51'W

(148)

55°

30'N

06°

48'W

(149)

55°

28'N

06°

48'W

(150)

55°

28'N

06°

45'W

  (151) where the outer limit ofthe territorial seas meets the line of longitude of 6°48'W, and

( b ) the line of the seaward limit of the territorial seas from the said point (151) westwards, southwards, eastwards and northwards to said point (1).

[B] The positions of points 1 to 151 are defined by co-ordinates of latitude and longitude on World Geodetic System 1984 datum (WGS 1984).

SECOND SCHEDULE

The Continental Shelf (Designated Areas) Order, 1968, ( S.I. No. 182 of 1968 ).

The Continental Shelf (Designated Areas) Order, 1970, ( S.I. No. 96 of 1970 ).

The Continental Shelf (Designated Areas) Order, 1974, ( S.I. No. 36 of 1974 ).

The Continental Shelf (Designated Areas) (No. 2) Order, 1974, ( S.I. No. 371 of 1974 ).

The Continental Shelf (Designated Areas) Order, 1976, ( S.I. No. 164 of 1976 ).

The Continental Shelf (Designated Areas) Order, 1977, ( S.I. No. 21 of 1977 ).

The Continental Shelf (Designated Areas) (No. 2) Order, 1977, ( S.I. No. 22 of 1977 ).

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Government this 10th day of October,

1989.

CHARLES J. HAUGHEY,

Taoiseach.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Order provides for the designation of certain areas in which the rights of the state in regard to the natural resources of the sea bed and subsoil of the continental shelf may be exercised.