{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-scottish-marine-regions-order-2015/article-3",
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  "legislation": "sdsi/2015/9780111027004",
  "legislation_title": "The Scottish Marine Regions Order 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-scottish-marine-regions-order-2015",
  "path": "article/3",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "The Scottish marine region for the Clyde",
  "text": "(1) That part of the Scottish marine area, the boundaries of which are identified in paragraphs (2) to (5), is designated as a Scottish marine region to be known as ‘the Scottish marine region for the Clyde’.\n(2) It is bounded to the south by—\n(a) firstly, a line between—\n(i) the point on the mainland of Scotland where a line between the co-ordinates 55°00′06″ north latitude, 05°01′30″ west longitude and 54°59′52″ north latitude, 05°02′23″ west longitude intersects the landward limit of the Scottish marine area; and\n(ii) the co-ordinate 54°59′52″ north latitude, 05°02′23″ west longitude; and\n(b) secondly, a line between the co-ordinates 54°59′52″ north latitude, 05°02′23″ west longitude and 55°00′31″ north latitude, 05°32′58″ west longitude, defined by joining sequentially the following co-ordinates—\nCo-ordinate\nNorth Latitude\nWest Longitude\n1\n54°59′52″\n05°02′23″\n2\n54°59′44″\n05°02′48″\n3\n54°59′37″\n05°03′16″\n4\n55°00′06″\n05°03′43″\n5\n55°00′13″\n05°03′51″\n6\n55°00′19″\n05°04′03″\n7\n55°00′35″\n05°04′16″\n8\n55°00′58″\n05°04′22″\n9\n55°01′33″\n05°04′48″\n10\n55°01′45″\n05°04′59″\n11\n55°00′31″\n05°32′58″\n(3) It is bounded to the south-west by the seaward limit of the Scottish marine area between the co-ordinates 55°00′31″ north latitude, 05°32′58″ west longitude and 55°13′12″ north latitude, 05°53′33″ west longitude.\n(4) It is bounded to the west by—\n(a) firstly, a line between the co-ordinates 55°13′12″ north latitude, 05°53′33″ west longitude and 55°17′56″ north latitude, 05°47′54″ west longitude, defined by joining sequentially the following co-ordinates—\nCo-ordinate\nNorth Latitude\nWest Longitude\n1\n55°13′12″\n05°53′33″\n2\n55°17′47″\n05°48′22″\n3\n55°17′56″\n05°47′54″\n; and\n(b) secondly, a line between—\n(i) the co-ordinate 55°17′56″ north latitude, 05°47′54″ west longitude; and\n(ii) the point on the mainland of Scotland where a line between the co-ordinates 55°17′56″ north latitude, 05°47′54″ west longitude and 55°18′25″ north latitude, 05°47′08″ west longitude intersects the landward limit of the Scottish marine area.\n(5) It is bounded to the west, north and east by the landward limit of the Scottish marine area between—\n(a) the point described in paragraph (4)(b)(ii); and\n(b) the point described in paragraph (2)(a)(i).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Co-ordinate numbered 91 in Part II of Schedule 1 to the 1999 Order."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2015/9780111027004/article/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T15:35:06.421464+00:00"
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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."
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