Maritime Jurisdiction Act 2021

Designated area

17. (1) The Government may by order designate an area of the continental shelf that is within the outer limit of the continental shelf (within the meaning of section 16) as being an area in which the State may exercise the rights and jurisdiction referred to in section 18 .

(2) The following Orders shall continue in operation and have effect on and after the commencement of paragraph (a) of section 4 as if made under this section, and may be amended or revoked accordingly:

(a) Continental Shelf (Designated Areas) Order 1993 ( S.I. No. 92 of 1993 );

(b) Continental Shelf (Designated Areas) Order 2009 ( S.I. No. 163 of 2009 );

(c) Continental Shelf (Designated Areas) Order 2014 ( S.I. No. 87 of 2014 ).