{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-scottish-marine-regions-order-2015/article-6",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-scottish-marine-regions-order-2015/article-6.json",
  "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/6",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "6",
  "heading": "The Scottish marine region for the Outer Hebrides",
  "text": "(1) Those parts of the Scottish marine area, the boundaries of which are identified in paragraphs (2) to (6), are designated as a Scottish marine region to be known as ‘the Scottish marine region for the Outer Hebrides’.\n(2) It is bounded to the south by—\n(a) firstly, a line between the co-ordinates 56°47′29″ north latitude, 07°01′55″ west longitude and 56°27′52″ north latitude, 07°40′34″ west longitude, defined by joining sequentially the following co-ordinates—\nCo-ordinate\nNorth Latitude\nWest Longitude\n1\n56°47′29″\n07°01′55″\n2\n56°45′54″\n07°05′50″\n3\n56°45′06″\n07°08′15″\n4\n56°44′33″\n07°10′04″\n5\n56°43′12″\n07°13′38″\n6\n56°32′52″\n07°29′15″\n7\n56°27′52″\n07°40′34″\n; and\n(b) secondly, a line of shortest distance between the co-ordinate 56°27′52″ north latitude, 07°40′34″ west longitude and the seaward limit of the Scottish marine area.\n(3) It is bounded to the west and north by the seaward limit of the Scottish marine area between—\n(a) the point it meets the line described in paragraph (2)(b); and\n(b) the point it meets the line described in paragraph (4)(a).\n(4) It is bounded to the east by—\n(a) firstly, a line of shortest distance between the seaward limit of the Scottish marine area and the co-ordinate 58°45′21″ north latitude, 05°41′32″ west longitude; and\n(b) secondly, a line between the co-ordinates 58°45′21″ north latitude, 05°41′32″ west longitude and 56°47′29″ north latitude, 07°01′55″ west longitude, defined by joining sequentially the following co-ordinates—\nCo-ordinate\nNorth Latitude\nWest Longitude\n1\n58°45′21″\n05°41′32″\n2\n58°40′09″\n05°40′58″\n3\n58°37′19″\n05°40′42″\n4\n58°32′56″\n05°39′36″\n5\n58°31′30″\n05°39′33″\n6\n58°28′44″\n05°40′30″\n7\n58°28′20″\n05°40′34″\n8\n58°23′27″\n05°44′20″\n9\n58°20′07″\n05°45′45″\n10\n58°18′39″\n05°45′48″\n11\n58°11′47″\n05°46′25″\n12\n58°11′05″\n05°47′00″\n13\n58°08′07″\n05°49′00″\n14\n58°06′58″\n05°49′43″\n15\n58°05′59″\n05°50′25″\n16\n58°05′26″\n05°50′54″\n17\n58°03′56″\n05°53′42″\n18\n58°03′30″\n05°54′25″\n19\n58°01′56″\n05°59′01″\n20\n58°01′39″\n05°59′37″\n21\n57°59′18″\n06°02′18″\n22\n57°52′51″\n06°04′02″\n23\n57°50′55″\n06°04′37″\n24\n57°49′27″\n06°05′17″\n25\n57°49′12″\n06°10′19″\n26\n57°48′33″\n06°16′49″\n27\n57°48′37″\n06°17′57″\n28\n57°48′51″\n06°21′16″\n29\n57°50′38″\n06°26′13″\n30\n57°50′47″\n06°27′11″\n31\n57°51′10″\n06°30′13″\n32\n57°50′59″\n06°31′01″\n33\n57°48′11″\n06°34′48″\n34\n57°45′37″\n06°37′19″\n35\n57°44′27″\n06°37′51″\n36\n57°43′34″\n06°38′40″\n37\n57°43′16″\n06°38′52″\n38\n57°42′17″\n06°43′16″\n39\n57°41′46″\n06°44′31″\n40\n57°40′44″\n06°46′52″\n41\n57°39′32″\n06°48′37″\n42\n57°38′47″\n06°49′33″\n43\n57°37′54″\n06°50′14″\n44\n57°36′16″\n06°50′52″\n45\n57°34′54″\n06°53′01″\n46\n57°34′28″\n06°53′47″\n47\n57°33′28″\n06°54′42″\n48\n57°32′06″\n06°55′51″\n49\n57°31′53″\n06°56′00″\n50\n57°31′32″\n06°56′13″\n51\n57°31′08″\n06°56′21″\n52\n57°30′10″\n06°57′05″\n53\n57°29′23″\n06°57′28″\n54\n57°26′12″\n06°58′54″\n55\n57°24′56″\n06°59′14″\n56\n57°23′42″\n06°59′02″\n57\n57°20′44″\n06°58′23″\n58\n57°20′38″\n06°58′19″\n59\n57°19′21″\n06°57′01″\n60\n57°18′35″\n06°56′29″\n61\n57°17′16″\n06°55′46″\n62\n57°15′56″\n06°55′06″\n63\n57°14′30″\n06°54′43″\n64\n57°12′18″\n06°54′01″\n65\n57°10′56″\n06°52′51″\n66\n57°10′47″\n06°52′39″\n67\n57°04′52″\n06°54′47″\n68\n57°03′34″\n06°55′56″\n69\n57°02′48″\n06°56′29″\n70\n57°01′11″\n06°57′43″\n71\n56°56′23″\n07°01′05″\n72\n56°56′09″\n07°01′11″\n73\n56°54′35″\n07°01′37″\n74\n56°53′23″\n07°01′52″\n75\n56°51′16″\n07°02′11″\n76\n56°49′10″\n07°02′17″\n77\n56°47′29″\n07°01′55″\n(5) The Scottish marine region for the Outer Hebrides includes that part of the Scottish marine area which is adjacent to the following Scottish islands—\n(a) St Kilda (Hirta); and\n(b) St Kilda (Boreray),\nand bounded to the north, east, south and west by the seaward limit of the Scottish marine area.\n(6) The Scottish marine region for the Outer Hebrides includes that part of the Scottish marine area which is adjacent to the following Scottish islands—\n(a) Sula Sgeir; and\n(b) North Rona\nand bounded to the north, east, south and west by the seaward limit of the Scottish marine area.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "The centroid co-ordinates of St Kilda (Hirta) are 57°48′59″ north latitude, 08°35′29″ west longitude."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "The centroid co-ordinates of St Kilda (Boreray) are 57°52′13″ north latitude, 08°29′24″ west longitude."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "The centroid co-ordinates of Sula Sgeir are 59°05′48″ north latitude, 06°09′24″ west longitude."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "The centroid co-ordinates of North Rona are 59°07′25″ north latitude, 05°49′29″ west longitude."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2015/9780111027004/article/6",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T15:35:06.421464+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."
}