# The Exclusive Economic Zone Order 2013 S.I. 2013/3161 · made 11 December 2013 Under Section 41 of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 provision is made for the declaration around the United Kingdom of an exclusive economic zone, that is to say a zone in which the United Kingdom may exercise the rights under Part V of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea; these rights relate principally to the water column and may extend to 200 nautical miles from baselines. Made under: Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (Section 41); Energy Act 2004 (Section 84); Energy Act 2008 (Section 1) PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/exclusive-economic-zone-order-2013/pdf/uksi_20133161_en.pdf; UK Explanatory Memorandum https://openlegislation.uk/exclusive-economic-zone-order-2013/pdf/uksiem_20133161_en.pdf ## Introductory text Marine Management Made 11th December 2013 Laid before Parliament 18th December 2013 Coming into force 31st March 2014 At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 11th day of December 2013 Present, The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred on Her by section 41(3) of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009, section 84(4)(b) of the Energy Act 2004, and section 1(5)(b) of the Energy Act 2008, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:— ## 1 (1) This Order may be cited as the Exclusive Economic Zone Order 2013, and comes into force on 31st March 2014. (2) The Gas Importation and Storage Zone (Designation of Area) Order 2009 and the Renewable Energy Zone (Designation of Area) Order 2004 are revoked. (3) The coordinates in the Schedules hereto are defined on the World Geodetic System 1984 Datum (WGS84). ## 2 The areas defined in Schedule A are designated as the area within which the rights under Part V of the Convention are excisable by the United Kingdom. ## 3 However, between points 177 and 184 inclusive, the Renewable Energy Zone and the Gas Importation and Storage Zone extend only to the lines described in column 2 of Schedule B joining in the order given the co-ordinates specified in column 1 of Schedule B. ## Signature Richard Tilbrook Clerk of the Privy Council ## Schedule A Point No. Latitude Longitude Line Type to following point FIRST AREA 1 53° 52’.22106N 005° 49’.53816W Straight line 2 53° 46’.00N 005° 22’.00W Meridian of longitude 3 53° 45’.80N 005° 22’.00W Parallel of latitude 4 53° 45’.80N 005° 19’.33W Meridian of longitude 5 53° 44’.40N 005° 19’.33W Parallel of latitude 6 53° 44’.40N 005° 17’.85W Meridian of longitude 7 53° 42’.14N 005° 17’.85W Parallel of latitude 8 53° 42’.14N 005° 16’.34W Meridian of longitude 9 53° 39’.00N 005° 16’.34W Parallel of latitude 10 53° 39’.00N 005° 17’.00W Meridian of longitude 11 53° 32’.00N 005° 17’.00W Parallel of latitude 12 53° 32’.00N 005° 19’.00W Meridian of longitude 13 53° 26’.00N 005° 19’.00W Parallel of latitude 14 53° 26’.00N 005° 20’.00W Meridian of longitude 15 53° 09’.00N 005° 20’.00W Parallel of latitude 16 53° 09’.00N 005° 19’.00W Meridian of longitude 17 52° 59’.00N 005° 19’.00W Parallel of latitude 18 52° 59’.00N 005° 22’.50W Meridian of longitude 19 52° 52’.00N 005° 22’.50W Parallel of latitude 20 52° 52’.00N 005° 24’.50W Meridian of longitude 21 52° 44’.00N 005° 24’.50W Parallel of latitude 22 52° 44’.00N 005° 28’.00W Meridian of longitude 23 52° 32’.00N 005° 28’.00W Parallel of latitude 24 52° 32’.00N 005° 22’.80W Meridian of longitude 25 52° 24’.00N 005° 22’.80W Parallel of latitude 26 52° 24’.00N 005° 35’.00W Meridian of longitude 27 52° 16’.00N 005° 35’.00W Parallel of latitude 28 52° 16’.00N 005° 39’.00W Meridian of longitude 29 52° 12’.00N 005° 39’.00W Parallel of latitude 30 52° 12’.00N 005° 42’.00W Meridian of longitude 31 52° 08’.00N 005° 42’.00W Parallel of latitude 32 52° 08’.00N 005° 46’.00W Meridian of longitude 33 52° 04’.00N 005° 46’.00W Parallel of latitude 34 52° 04’.00N 005° 50’.00W Meridian of longitude 35 52° 00’.00N 005° 50’.00W Parallel of latitude 36 52° 00’.00N 005° 54’.00W Meridian of longitude 37 51° 58’.00N 005° 54’.00W Parallel of latitude 38 51° 58’.00N 005° 57’.00W Meridian of longitude 39 51° 54’.00N 005° 57’.00W Parallel of latitude 40 51° 54’.00N 006° 00’.00W Meridian of longitude 41 51° 50’.00N 006° 00’.00W Parallel of latitude 42 51° 50’.00N 006° 06’.00W Meridian of longitude 43 51° 40’.00N 006° 06’.00W Parallel of latitude 44 51° 40’.00N 006° 18’.00W Meridian of longitude 45 51° 30’.00N 006° 18’.00W Parallel of latitude 46 51° 30’.00N 006° 33’.00W Meridian of longitude 47 51° 20’.00N 006° 33’.00W Parallel of latitude 48 51° 20’.00N 006° 42’.00W Meridian of longitude 49 51° 10’.00N 006° 42’.00W Parallel of latitude 50 51° 10’.00N 006° 48’.00W Meridian of longitude 51 51° 00’.00N 006° 48’.00W Parallel of latitude 52 51° 00’.00N 007° 03’.00W Meridian of longitude 53 50° 50’.00N 007° 03’.00W Parallel of latitude 54 50° 50’.00N 007° 12’.00W Meridian of longitude 55 50° 40’.00N 007° 12’.00W Parallel of latitude 56 50° 40’.00N 007° 36’.00W Meridian of longitude 57 50° 30’.00N 007° 36’.00W Parallel of latitude 58 50° 30’.00N 008° 00’.00W Meridian of longitude 59 50° 20’.00N 008° 00’.00W Parallel of latitude 60 50° 20’.00N 008° 12’.00W Meridian of longitude 61 50° 10’.00N 008° 12’.00W Parallel of latitude 62 50° 10’.00N 008° 24’.00W Meridian of longitude 63 50° 00’.00N 008° 24’.00W Parallel of latitude 64 50° 00’.00000N 008° 32’.02264W Meridian of longitude 65 49° 50’.00000N 008° 32’.02264W Parallel of latitude 66 49° 50’.00000N 008° 36’.00000W Meridian of longitude 67 49° 40’.00000N 008° 36’.00000W Parallel of latitude 68 49° 40’.00000N 008° 45’.00000W Meridian of longitude 69 49° 30’.00000N 008° 45’.00000W Parallel of latitude 70 49° 30’.00000N 009° 03’.00000W Meridian of longitude 71 49° 20’.00000N 009° 03’.00000W Parallel of latitude 72 49° 20’.00000N 009° 12’.00000W Meridian of longitude 73 49° 10’.00000N 009° 12’.00000W Parallel of latitude 74 49° 10’.00000N 009° 17’.00000W Meridian of longitude 75 49° 00’.00000N 009° 17’.00000W Parallel of latitude 76 49° 00’.00000N 009° 24’.00000W Meridian of longitude 77 48° 50’.00000N 009° 24’.00000W Parallel of latitude 78 48° 50’.00000N 009° 24’.53688W Meridian of longitude 79 48° 30’.00000N 009° 24’.53688W Parallel of latitude 80 48° 30’.00000N 009° 48’.00000W Meridian of longitude 81 48° 20’.00000N 009° 48’.00000W Parallel of latitude 82 48° 20’.00000N 009° 55’.00241W Meridian of longitude 83 48° 10’.81127N 009° 55’.00241W Parallel of latitude 84 48° 10’.81127N 010° 48’.56229W 84 to 85 are joined by a line every point of which is 200 nautical miles from the nearest point on the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is measured. 85 47° 26’ 124N 009° 52’ 637W Geodesic 86 48° 05’.935N 009° 36’.588W Loxodrome 87 49° 11’.940N 005° 41’.587W Loxodrome 88 49° 12’.107N 005° 40’.587W Loxodrome 89 49° 12’.940N 005° 20’.753W Loxodrome 90 49° 13’.307N 005° 18’.087W Loxodrome 91 49° 14’.407N 005° 11’.087W Loxodrome 92 49° 23’.175N 004° 32’.735W Loxodrome 93 49° 27’.325N 004° 21’.852W Loxodrome 94 49° 27’.608N 004° 17’.985W Loxodrome 95 49° 32’.075N 003° 55’.868W Loxodrome 96 49° 32’.642N 003° 42’.818W Loxodrome 97 49° 33’.142N 003° 34’.918W Loxodrome 98 49° 38’.443N 003° 21’.085W Loxodrome 99 49° 46’.443N 002° 56’.585W Loxodrome 100 49° 57’.777N 002° 48’.485W Loxodrome 101 50° 09’.178N 002° 03’.517W Loxodrome 102 50° 09’.195N 001° 30’.083W Loxodrome 103 50° 08’.395N 001° 00’.083W Loxodrome 104 50° 07’.428N 000° 30’.082W Loxodrome 105 50° 13’.163N 000° 15’.582W Loxodrome 106 50° 14’.147N 000° 02’.152E Loxodrome 107 50° 19’.630N 000° 36’.118E Loxodrome 108 50° 23’.313N 000° 46’.570E Loxodrome 109 50° 38’.582N 001° 07’.353E Loxodrome 110 50° 47’.782N 001° 15’.385E Loxodrome 111 50° 49’.463N 001° 15’.810E Loxodrome SECOND AREA 112 51° 11’.962N 001° 53’.253E Loxodrome 113 51° 14’.398N 001° 57’.218E Loxodrome 114 51° 20’.133N 002° 02’.218E Loxodrome 115 51° 30’.183N 002° 07’.218E Loxodrome 116 51° 33’.417N 002° 14’.218E Geodesic 117 51° 36’.733N 002° 15’.120E Geodesic 118 51° 48’.250N 002° 28’.820E Geodesic 119 51° 52’.517N 002° 32’.280E Geodesic 120 51° 58’.950N 002° 37’.517E Geodesic 121 52° 00’.950N 002° 39’.417E Geodesic 122 52° 05’.250N 002° 42’.117E Geodesic 123 52° 05’.950N 002° 42’.817E Geodesic 124 52° 12’.350N 002° 50’.317E Geodesic 125 52° 17’.350N 002° 55’.917E Geodesic 126 52° 24’.950N 003° 03’.417E Geodesic 127 52° 37’.250N 003° 10’.917E Geodesic 128 52° 46’.950N 003° 12’.217E Geodesic 129 52° 52’.950N 003° 10’.417E Geodesic 130 53° 18’.050N 003° 03’.317E Geodesic 131 53° 28’.150N 003° 00’.917E Geodesic 132 53° 35’.050N 002° 59’.217E Geodesic 133 53° 40’.050N 002° 57’.317E Geodesic 134 53° 57’.750N 002° 51’.917E Geodesic 135 54° 22’.750N 002° 45’.717E Geodesic 136 54° 37’.250N 002° 53’.817E Geodesic 137 55° 45’.858N 003° 22’.130E Geodesic 138 55° 50’.059N 003° 23’.913E Geodesic 139 55° 55’.116N 003° 20’.915E Geodesic 140 56° 05’.159N 003° 14’.914E Geodesic 141 56° 35’.660N 002° 36’.712E Geodesic 142 57° 54’.262N 001° 57’.807E Geodesic 143 58° 25’.763N 001° 28’.905E Geodesic 144 59° 17’.365N 001° 42’.602E Geodesic 145 59° 53’.766N 002° 04’.501E Geodesic 146 61° 21’.370N 001° 47’.295E Geodesic 147 61° 44’.171N 001° 33’.493E Geodesic 148 61° 44’.171N 001° 33’.117E Geodesic 149 62° 16’.705N 001° 10’.571E Geodesic 150 62° 19’.652N 001° 08’.409E Geodesic 151 62° 22’.323N 001° 06’.363E Geodesic 152 62° 24’.918N 001° 04’.323E Geodesic 153 62° 27’.520N 001° 02’.187E Geodesic 154 62° 30’.137N 000° 59’.991E Geodesic 155 62° 32’.762N 000° 57’.697E Geodesic 156 62° 36’.319N 000° 54’.638E Geodesic 157 62° 39’.940N 000° 51’.383E Geodesic 158 62° 44’.246N 000° 47’.352E Geodesic 159 62° 53’.466N 000° 38’.355E Geodesic 160 62° 58’.325N 000° 33’.406E Geodesic 161 63° 03’.320N 000° 28’.098E Geodesic 162 63° 38’.153N 000° 11’.103W Geodesic 163 63° 44’.189N 000° 18’.254W Geodesic 164 63° 50’.424N 000° 25’.904W Geodesic 165 63° 53’.224N 000° 29’.444W Geodesic 166 63° 40’.649N 000° 47’.736W Geodesic 167 61° 59’.233N 003° 03’.325W Geodesic 168 61° 52’.114N 003° 11’.729W Geodesic 169 61° 21’.611N 003° 47’.898W Geodesic 170 61° 07’.651N 003° 59’.619W Geodesic 171 61° 04’.449N 004° 02’.425W Geodesic 172 61° 02’.757N 004° 03’.859W Geodesic 173 60° 54’.979N 004° 10’.497W Geodesic 174 60° 51’.809N 004° 14’.008W Geodesic 175 60° 47’.717N 004° 18’.541W Geodesic 176 60° 24’.077N 004° 44’.272W Geodesic 177 60° 21’.101N 004° 56’.672W Geodesic 178 60° 18’.754N 005° 24’.195W Geodesic 179 60° 13’.128N 006° 25’.047W Geodesic 180 59° 59’.536N 009° 43’.613W Geodesic 181 60° 02’.419N 010° 33’.611W Geodesic 182 60° 03’.090N 010° 52’.953W Geodesic 183 60° 02’.833N 011° 16’.458W Geodesic 184 60° 07’.306N 012° 17’.622W Geodesic 185 60° 09’.031N 013° 16’.199W 185 to 186 are joined by a line every point of which is 200 nautical miles from the nearest point on the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is measured. 186 56° 34’.63126N 014° 19’.86168W Parallel of latitude 187 56° 34’.63126N 014° 10’.00000W Meridian of longitude 188 56° 40’.00000N 014° 10’.00000W Parallel of latitude 189 56° 40’.00000N 014° 00’.00000W Meridian of longitude 190 56° 42’.00N 014° 00’.00W Parallel of latitude 191 56° 42’.00N 012° 12’.00W Meridian of longitude 192 56° 32’.50N 012° 12’.00W Parallel of latitude 193 56° 32’.50N 010° 30’.00W Meridian of longitude 194 56° 21’.50N 010° 30’.00W Parallel of latitude 195 56° 21’.50N 009° 07’.00W Meridian of longitude 196 56° 10’.00N 009° 07’.00W Parallel of latitude 197 56° 10’.00N 008° 39’.50W Meridian of longitude 198 56° 05’.00N 008° 39’.50W Parallel of latitude 199 56° 05’.00N 008° 13’.00W Meridian of longitude 200 56° 00’.00N 008° 13’.00W Parallel of latitude 201 56° 00’.00N 007° 23’.00W Meridian of longitude 202 55° 55’.00N 007° 23’.00W Parallel of latitude 203 55° 55’.00N 007° 15’.00W Meridian of longitude 204 55° 50’.00N 007° 15’.00W Parallel of latitude 205 55° 50’.00N 007° 08’.00W Meridian of longitude 206 55° 45’.00N 007° 08’.00W Parallel of latitude 207 55° 45’.00N 007° 02’.00W Meridian of longitude 208 55° 40’.00N 007° 02’.00W Parallel of latitude 209 55° 40’.00N 006° 57’.00W Meridian of longitude 210 55° 35’.00N 006° 57’.00W Parallel of latitude 211 55° 35’.00N 006° 51’.00W Meridian of longitude 212 55° 30’.00N 006° 51’.00W Parallel of latitude 213 55° 30’.00N 006° 48’.00W Meridian of longitude 214 55° 28’.00N 006° 48’.00W Parallel of latitude 215 55° 28’.00N 006° 45’.00W Straight line 216 55° 24’.89173N 006° 44’.64809W ## Schedule B Point No. Latitude Longitude Line Type to following point 176 60° 24’.077N 004° 44’.272W Geodesic 217 60°.21’.886N 004° 46’.621W Geodesic 218 60° 09’.891N 005° 13’.717W Geodesic 219 60° 01’.549N 005° 32’.169W Geodesic 220 59° 56’.494N 006° 04’.907W Geodesic 221 59° 49’.792N 008° 38’.602W Geodesic 222 59° 50’.490N 009° 34’.037W Geodesic 223 59° 57’.425N 010° 29’.895W Geodesic 183 60° 02’.833N 011° 16’.458W Geodesic ## Explanatory note (This note is not part of the Order) Under Section 41 of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 provision is made for the declaration around the United Kingdom of an exclusive economic zone, that is to say a zone in which the United Kingdom may exercise the rights under Part V of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea; these rights relate principally to the water column and may extend to 200 nautical miles from baselines. Article 2 of this Order declares the area of the United Kingdom’s exclusive economic zone. It reflects the treaties which have been concluded with the Belgium, Denmark, France, Ireland, the Netherlands and Norway, and the understanding with Germany. Article 3 is required because under the treaties with Denmark relating to the Faroe Islands the area to the north of the line specified can only be utilised for the purposes of renewable energy and gas storage with the prior consent of Denmark. The Orders referred to in Article 1(2) are revoked because they are superseded by the declaration of the Exclusive Economic Zone. The treaties in question are: Belgium: Exchange of Letters of 25 June and 12 August 2013(Cm 8723); Denmark: Exchange of Notes of 22 October 2009 (relating to the North Sea) (Cm 7893); Agreement of 18 May 1999 (relating to the Faroe Islands) (Cm 4514); Protocol of 25 April 2012 (relating to the Faroe Islands) (Cm8570); France: Exchange of Letters of 20 April 2011 (Cm 8146); Ireland: Agreement of 28 March 2013 (Cm 8666); Netherlands: Exchange of Notes of 19 April and 3 July 2013 (Cm 8724); Norway: Exchange of Notes of 30 April 2009 (Cm 7731). --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/3161 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/exclusive-economic-zone-order-2013 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.