# The Foreign Sea-Fishery Officers Order 1973

S.I. 1973/1998 · made 27 November 1973

This Order specifies the class of persons who are to be foreign sea-fishery officers for the purpose of enforcing a specified Convention between the United Kingdom Government and the government of Iceland relating to the conduct of fishing in the area specified in the Order.

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## Introductory text

SEA FISHERIES
BOATS AND METHODS OF FISHING
Made 27th November 1973
Laid before Parliament 30th November 1973
Coming into Operation 1st December 1973
The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Secretaries of State respectively concerned with the sea fishing industry in Scotland and Northern Ireland in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 7(4) of the Sea Fisheries Act 1968 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following order:—

## 1 Citation and commencement

This order may be cited as the Foreign Sea-Fishery Officers Order 1973 and shall come into operation on 1st December 1973.

## 2 Interpretation

(1) In this order—
“the Act” means the Sea Fisheries Act 1968;
“the baselines” means the lines drawn round the coast of Iceland so as to join successively, in the order in which they are there set out, the points identified by the co-ordinates of latitude and longitude in Schedule 1 to this order;
“the Convention” means the Interim Agreement between Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom and the government of Iceland constituted by the Exchange of Notes of 13th November 1973;
“the Convention area” means the area to which the Convention applies being the area described in Schedule 2 to this order;
“mile” means nautical mile;
“the 12 mile line” means a line drawn round the coast of Iceland 12 miles from the baselines and extended seawards by lines drawn 12 miles from and around the Island of Grimsey (from its outermost headlands and skerries) and around Hvalbakur (64° 35.8&min; north latitude 13° 16.7&min; west longitude);
“the 50 mile line” means a line drawn round the coast of Iceland 50 miles from the baselines and extended seawards by lines drawn 50 miles around Hvalbakur (64° 35.8&min; north latitude 13° 16.7&min; west longitude) and Kolbeinsey (67° 07.5&min; north latitude 18° 36&min; west longitude).
(2) The Interpretation Act 1889 shall apply for the interpretation of this order as it applies for the interpretation of an Act of Parliament.

## 3 Foreign Sea-Fishery Officers

In relation to the Convention there are hereby specified as foreign sea-fishery officers, entitled to exercise in relation to British fishing boats anywhere within the Convention area the powers referred to in section 9 of the Act, coastguard officers duly appointed by the government of Iceland to enforce the provisions of the Convention.

## Signature

In witness whereof the Official Seal of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is hereunto affixed on 27th November 1973.
L.S.
Joseph Godber
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
Gordon Campbell
Secretary of State for Scotland
26th November 1973
W.S.I. Whitelaw
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
26th November 1973

## Schedule 1 THE BASELINES

The baselines defined in Article 2(1) of this order are drawn by joining together successively, in the order in which they are set out below, the points identified by the following co-ordinates of latitude and longitude:—
1.
Horn
66° 27.4&min; north
22° 24.5&min; west
2.
Asbudarrif
66° 08.1&min; north
20° 11.2&min; west
3.
Siglunes
66° 11.9&min; north
18° 50.1&min; west
4.
Flatey
66° 10.3&min; north
17° 50.5&min; west
5.
Lagey
66° 17.8&min; north
17° 07.0&min; west
6.
Raudinupur
66° 30.7&min; north
16° 32.5&min; west
7.
Rifstangi
66° 32.3&min; north
16° 11.9&min; west
8.
Hraunhafnartangi
66° 32.3&min; north
16° 01.6&min; west
9.
Langanes
66° 22.6&min; north
14° 32.0&min; west
10.
Glettinganes
65° 30.6&min; north
13° 36.4&min; west
11.
Nordfjardarhorn
65° 10.0&min; north
13° 31.0&min; west
12.
Gerpir
65° 04.7&min; north
13° 29.8&min; west
13.
Holmur
64° 58.9&min; north
13° 30.7&min; west
14.
Setusker
64° 57.7&min; north
13° 31.6&min; west
15.
Thursasker
64° 54.1&min; north
13° 36.9&min; west
16.
Yztibodi
64° 35.2&min; north
14° 01.6&min; west
17.
Selsker
64° 32.8&min; north
14° 07.1&min; west
18.
Hvitingar
64° 23.8&min; north
14° 28.1&min; west
19.
Stokksnes
64° 14.1&min; north
14° 58.5&min; west
20.
Hrollaugseyjar
64° 01.7&min; north
15° 58.8&min; west
21.
Tvisker
63° 55.6&min; north
16° 11.4&min; west
22.
Ingolfshofdi
63° 47.8&min; north
16° 38.6&min; west
23.
Hvalsiki
63° 44.1&min; north
17° 33.7&min; west
24.
Medallandssandur I
63° 32.4&min; north
17° 56.0&min; west
25.
Medallandssandur II
63° 30.6&min; north
18° 00.0&min; west
26.
Myrnatangi
63° 27.4&min; north
18° 12.0&min; west
27.
Kotlutangi
63° 23.4&min; north
18° 43.0&min; west
28.
Lundadrangur
63° 23.5&min; north
19° 07.6&min; west
29.
Geirfuglasker
63° 19.0&min; north
20° 30.1&min; west
30.
Eldeyjardrangur
63° 43.8&min; north
22° 59.6&min; west
31.
Geirfugladrangur
63° 40.6&min; north
23° 17.3&min; west
32.
Skalasnagi
64° 51.3&min; north
24° 02.6&min; west
33.
Bjargtangar
65° 32.2&min; north
24° 32.3&min; west
34.
Kopanes
65° 48.3&min; north
24° 06.3&min; west
35.
Bardi
66° 03.7&min; north
23° 47.6&min; west
36.
Straumnes
66° 25.7&min; north
23° 08.5&min; west
37.
Kogur
66° 28.3&min; north
22° 55.8&min; west
38.
Horn
66° 27.9&min; north
22° 28.5&min; west

## Schedule 2 

The area between the 12 mile line and the 50 mile line but excluding therefrom the area within a radius of 12 miles from Kolbeinsey (67° 07.5&min; north latitude 18° 36&min; west longitude).

## Explanatory note

This Order specifies the class of persons who are to be foreign sea-fishery officers for the purpose of enforcing a specified Convention between the United Kingdom Government and the government of Iceland relating to the conduct of fishing in the area specified in the Order.

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