S.I. No. 92/1993 - Continental Shelf (Designated Areas) Order, 1993.


S.I. No. 92 of 1993.

CONTINENTAL SHELF (DESIGNATED AREAS) ORDER, 1993.

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 1993.

2. The area set out in paragraph 1 of the 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 are exercisable.

3. The Continental Shelf (Designated Areas) Order, 1989 ( S.I. No. 141 of 1989 ) is hereby revoked.

SCHEDULE

1. The area bounded by—

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

Ref. No.

(1) the point where the seaward limit of the territorial seas meets the line of latitute 53° 46'N

Latitude N

Longitude W

2. 53° 46'N

05° 22'W

3. 53° 45.8'N

05° 22'W

4. 53° 45.8'N

05° 19.33'W

5. 53° 44.4'N

05° 19.33'W

6. 53° 44.4'N

05° 17.85 'W

7. 53° 42.14'N

05° 17.85'W

8. 53° 42.14'N

05° 16.34'W

9. 53° 39'N

05° 16.34'W

10. 53° 39'N

05° 17'W

11. 53° 32'N

05° 17'W

12. 53° 32'N

05° 19'W

13. 53° 26'N

05° 19'W

14. 53° 26'N

05° 20'W

15. 53° 09'N

05° 20'W

16. 53° 09'N

05° 19'W

17. 52° 59'N

05° 19'W

18. 52° 59'N

05° 22.5'W

19. 52° 52'N

05° 22.5'W

20. 52° 52'N

05° 24.5'W

21. 52° 44'N

05° 24.5'W

22. 52° 44'N

05° 28'W

23. 52° 32'N

05° 28'W

24. 52° 32'N

05° 22.8'W

25. 52° 24'N

05° 22.8'W

26. 52° 24'N

05° 35'W

27. 52° 16'N

05° 35'W

28. 52° 16'N

05° 39'W

29. 52° 12'N

05° 39'W

30. 52° 12'N

05° 42'W

31. 52° 08'N

05° 42'W

32. 52° 08'N

05° 46'W

33. 52° 04'N

05° 46'W

34. 52° 04'N

05° 50'W

35. 52° 00'N

05° 50'W

36. 52° 00'N

05° 54'W

37. 51° 58'N

05° 54'W

38. 51° 58'N

05° 57'W

39. 51° 54'N

05° 57'W

40. 51° 54'N

06° 00'W

41. 51° 50'N

06° 00'W

42. 51° 50'N

06° 06'W

43. 51° 40'N

06° 06'W

44. 51° 40'N

06° 18'W

45. 51° 30'N

06° 18'W

46. 51° 30'N

06° 33'W

47. 51° 20'N

06° 33'W

48. 51° 20'N

06° 42'W

49. 51° 10'N

06° 42'W

50. 51° 10'N

06° 48'W

51. 51° 00'N

06° 48'W

52. 51° 00'N

07° 03'W

53. 50° 50'N

07° 03'W

54. 50° 50'N

07° 12'W

55. 50° 40'N

07° 12'W

56. 50° 40'N

07° 36'W

57. 50° 30'N

07° 36'W

58. 50° 30'N

08° 00'W

59. 50° 20'N

08° 00'W

60. 50° 20'N

08° 12'W

61. 50° 10'N

08° 12'W

62. 50° 10'N

08° 24'W

63. 50° 00'N

08° 24'W

64. 50° 00'N

08° 36'W

65. 49° 50'N

08° 36'W

66. 49° 50'N

08° 45'W

67. 49° 40'N

08° 45'W

68. 49° 40'N

08° 54'W

69. 49° 30'N

08° 54'W

70. 49° 30'N

09° 03'W

71. 49° 20'N

09° 03'W

72. 49° 20'N

09° 12'W

73. 49° 10'N

09° 12'W

74. 49° 10'N

09° 17'W

75. 49° 00'N

09° 17'W

76. 49° 00'N

09° 24'W

77. 48° 50'N

09° 24'W

78. 48° 50'N

09° 36'W

79. 48° 30'N

09° 36'W

80. 48° 30'N

09° 48'W

81. 48° 20'N

09° 48'W

82. 48° 20'N

10° 00'W

83. 48° 10'N

10° 00'W

84. 48° 10'N

10° 24'W

85. 48° 00'N

10° 24'W

86. 48° 00'N

10° 38'W

87. 47° 50'N

10° 38'W

88. 47° 50'N

10° 46'W

89. 47° 40'N

10° 46'W

90. 47° 40'N

10° 59'W

91. 47° 30'N

10° 59'W

92. 47° 30'N

11° 12'W

93. 47° 20'N

11° 12'W

94. 47° 20'N

11° 25'W

95. 47° 10'N

11° 25'W

96. 47° 10'N

11° 38'W

97. 47° 00'N

11° 38'W

98. 47° 00'N

11° 51'W

99. 46° 50'N

11° 51'W

100. 46° 50'N

12° 04'W

101. 49° 20'N

13° 36'W

102. 49° 50'N

13° 36'W

103. 49° 50'N

13° 48'W

104. 50° 00'N

13° 48'W

105. 50° 00'N

14° 00'W

106. 50° 10'N

14° 00'W

107. 50° 10'N

14° 12'W

108. 50° 20'N

14° 12'W

109. 50° 20'N

14° 24'W

110. 50° 30'N

14° 24'W

111. 50° 30'N

14° 36'W

112. 50° 50'N

14° 36'W

113. 50° 50'N

15° 00'W

114. 51° 00'N

15° 00'W

115. 51° 00'N

15° 24'W

116. 52° 00'N

15° 24'W

117. 52° 15'N

20° 00'W

118. 55° 15'N

21° 00'W

119. 55° 15'N

24° 00'W

120. 55° 50'N

25° 00'W

121. 57° 22'N

23° 57.4'W

122. 57° 22'N

21° 32'W

123. 57° 14'N

21° 32'W

124. 57° 14'N

19° 30'W

125. 57°05.5'N

19° 30'W

126. 57°05.5'N

17° 24'W

127. 56° 56'N

17° 24'W

128. 56° 56'N

15° 36'W

129. 56° 49'N

15° 36'W

130. 56° 49'N

14° 00'W

131. 56° 42'N

14° 00'W

132. 56° 42'N

12° 12'W

133. 56° 32.5'N

12° 12'W

134. 56° 32.5'N

10° 30'W

135. 56° 21.5'N

10° 30'W

136. 56° 21.5'N

09° 07'W

137. 56° 10'N

09° 07'W

138. 56° 10'N

08°39.5'W

139. 56° 05'N

08°39.5'W

140. 56° 05'N

08° 13'W

141. 56° 00'N

08° 13'W

142. 56° 00'N

07° 23'W

143. 55° 55'N

07° 23'W

144. 55° 55'N

07° 15'W

145. 55° 50'N

07° 15'W

146. 55° 50'N

07° 08'W

147. 55° 45'N

07° 08'W

148. 55° 45'N

07° 02'W

149. 55° 40'N

07° 02'W

150. 55° 40'N

06° 57'W

151. 55° 35'N

06° 57'W

152. 55° 35'N

06° 51'W

153. 55° 30'N

06° 51'W

154. 55° 30'N

06° 48'W

155. 55° 28'N

06° 48'W

156. 55° 28'N

06° 45'W

 157. the point where the outer limit of the territorial seas meets the line oflongitude 6°48'W, and

( b ) the line of the seaward limit of the territorial seas from the point deemed to be specified at ref. no. 157 in subparagraph (a) of this paragraph westwards, southwards, eastwards and northwards to the point deemed to be specified at ref. no. 1 of the said subparagraph.

2. ( a ) For the purpose of paragraph 1 (a) of this Schedule there shall be deemed to be specified at each of the ref. nos. 2 to 156 a point being the point where the co-ordinates of latitude and longitude mentioned at that ref. no. meet.

( b ) The points deemed to be specified at ref. nos. 1 to 157 in the said paragraph 1 (a) are defined by co-ordinates of latitude and longitude on World Geodetic System 1984 datum (WGS 1984).

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Government, this 30th day of March, 1993.

ALBERT REYNOLDS,

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.