Regulation 2

The areas of sea defined in Schedule 1 to these Regulations, being within areas for the time being designated under section 41(3) of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 M1 (exclusive economic zone), are specified as waters within which the jurisdiction and rights of the United Kingdom are exercisable in accordance with Part XII of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea M2 for the protection and preservation of the marine environment.

The coordinates in Schedule 1 are defined on the World Geodetic System 1984 Datum (WGS84).