{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/continental-shelf-designation-of-areas-order-2013/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/continental-shelf-designation-of-areas-order-2013/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2013/3162",
  "legislation_title": "The Continental Shelf (Designation of Areas) Order 2013",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/continental-shelf-designation-of-areas-order-2013",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Continental Shelf\nMade 11th December 2013\nComing into force 31st March 2014\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 11th day of December 2013\nPresent,\nThe Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nHer Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred on Her by section 1(7) of the Continental Shelf Act 1964, section 3(3) of the Territorial Sea Act 1987 and of all 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": "1964 c. 29; section 1(7) was amended by the Oil and Gas (Enterprise) Act 1982 (c.23), section 37 and Schedule 3, paragraph 1, and by the Energy Act 2011 (c.16), section 103."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1987 c.49."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/3162/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T00:32:02.184316+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}