# The Control of Mercury (Enforcement) Regulations 2017, Paragraph 2: “Offshore area”


“Offshore area” means—
(a) the seabed and the subsoil within any area designated under section 1(7) of the Continental Shelf Act 1964 (exploration and exploitation of continental shelf) , and
(b) waters superjacent to the seabed and the seabed and its subsoil within any area designated under subsection (4) of section 84 of the Energy Act 2004 (exploitation of areas outside the territorial sea for energy production) .

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/1200/schedule/2/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/control-of-mercury-enforcement-regulations-2017/schedule-2/paragraph-2
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