{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/continental-shelf-designation-of-areas-order-1989/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/continental-shelf-designation-of-areas-order-1989/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1989/2398",
  "legislation_title": "The Continental Shelf (Designation of Areas) Order 1989",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/continental-shelf-designation-of-areas-order-1989",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "CONTINENTAL SHELF\nMade 19th December 1989\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 19th day of December 1989\nPresent,\nThe Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nWhereas by the Continental Shelf (Designation of Areas) Orders 1964 to 1987 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;\nAnd whereas it is expedient that further such areas should be so designated;\nAnd whereas it is necessary in order to give effect to the Agreement 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 and the Continental Shelf (Designation of Additional Areas) Order 1974;\nNow, therefore, Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred on Her by section 1(7) of the Continental Shelf Act 1964 and section 3 of the Petroleum Royalties (Relief) and Continental Shelf Act 1989 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:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 1964/697, 1965/1531, 1968/891, 1971/594, 1974/1489, 1976/1153, 1977/1871, 1978/178, 1029, 1979/1447, 1982/1072, 1987/1265"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Cm. 535."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "S.I. 1971/594"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "S.I. 1974/1489"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "1964 c. 29"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f6",
      "text": "1989 c. 1; section 3 was amended by section 1 of the Continental Shelf Act 1989 (c. 35)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/2398/introduction",
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}