The Scottish Adjacent Waters Boundaries Order 1999

S.I. 1999/1126 · Made 13 April 1999

Contents

1. 1Citation and commencement
2. 2Interpretation
3. 3Boundaries – internal waters and territorial sea
4. 4Boundaries – sea within British fishery limits
5. Signature
6. Schedule 1: BOUNDARIES – INTERNAL WATERS AND TERRITORIAL SEA
7. IBOUNDARY OFF THE EAST COAST OF GREAT BRITAIN
8. Part: PART II
9. Section 1
10. Section 2
11. Schedule 2BOUNDARY – SEA WITHIN BRITISH FISHERY LIMITS
12. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Scottish Adjacent Waters Boundaries Order 1999 and shall come into force on the principal appointed day^f1.

2Interpretation

In this Order–

• “co-ordinate” means a co-ordinate on the Ordnance Survey of Great Britain 1936 Datum;

• “line”, in relation to any list of co-ordinates in this Order, means a loxodromic line.

3Boundaries – internal waters and territorial sea

For the purposes of the Scotland Act 1998, the boundaries between waters which are to be treated as internal waters or territorial sea of the United Kingdom adjacent to Scotland and those which are not, shall be–

(a)

off the east coast of Great Britain, a line joining the co-ordinates set out in Part I of the Schedule to this Order, and

(b)

off the west coast of Great Britain a line joining,

(i)

the co-ordinates set out in Section 1 of Part II of that Schedule, and then

(ii)

the seaward limit of the United Kingdom territorial sea, and then

(iii)

the co-ordinates set out in Section 2 of Part II of that Schedule.

4Boundaries – sea within British fishery limits

For the purposes of the Scotland Act 1998, the boundaries between waters which are to be treated as sea within British fishery limits adjacent to Scotland and those which are not, shall be–

(a)

off the east coast of Great Britain,

(i)

the line referred to in article 3(a) above, and then

(ii)

a line joining the co-ordinates set out in Schedule 2 to this Order.

(b)

off the west coast of Great Britain,

(i)

the line referred to in article 3(b) above, and then

(ii)

the seaward limit of the United Kingdom territorial sea adjacent to Northern Ireland between the following co-ordinates–

55° 26' 37"N	06° 34' 40"W, and
55° 24' 54"N	06° 44' 36"W.

Signature

A. K. Galloway

Clerk of the Privy Council

IBOUNDARY OFF THE EAST COAST OF GREAT BRITAIN

1.	55° 48' 42"N	02° 01' 54"W
2.	55° 49' 47"N	01° 59' 58"W
3.	55° 50' 40"N	01° 58' 09"W
4.	55° 50' 44"N	01° 57' 55"W
5.	55° 53' 17"N	01° 48' 28"W
6.	55° 53' 27"N	01° 47' 54"W
7.	55° 55' 01"N	01° 43' 32"W

Section 1

Solway Firth

1.	54° 59' 05"N	03° 03' 33"W
2.	54° 58' 18"N	03° 04' 55"W
3.	54° 56' 59"N	03° 08' 29"W
4.	54° 57' 41"N	03° 10' 58"W
5.	54° 57' 39"N	03° 14' 05"W
6.	54° 56' 22"N	03° 20' 48"W
7.	54° 54' 34"N	03° 27' 55"W
8.	54° 49' 11"N	03° 32' 23"W
9.	54° 46' 44"N	03° 38' 12"W
10.	54° 37' 50"N	03° 50' 47"W

Irish Sea

11.	54° 37' 33"N	03° 51' 05"W
12.	54° 36' 56"N	03° 52' 05"W
13.	54° 36' 07"N	03° 53' 52"W
14.	54° 33' 13"N	04° 00' 11"W
15.	54° 32' 47"N	04° 01' 07"W
16.	54° 31' 51"N	04° 03' 09"W
17.	54° 30' 00"N	04° 04' 25"W
18.	54° 30' 55"N	04° 05' 39"W
19.	54° 33' 02"N	04° 09' 08"W
20.	54° 33' 08"N	04° 10' 35"W
21.	54° 33' 12"N	04° 11' 42"W
22.	54° 33' 07"N	04° 15' 26"W
23.	54° 33' 03"N	04° 17' 30"W
24.	54° 32' 47"N	04° 23' 57"W
25.	54° 32' 31"N	04° 26' 12"W
26.	54° 32' 02"N	04° 29' 24"W
27.	54° 31' 46"N	04° 31' 53"W
28.	54° 31' 10"N	04° 34' 49"W
29.	54° 30' 45"N	04° 36' 48"W
30.	54° 29' 58"N	04° 40' 17"W
31.	54° 29' 01"N	04° 43' 37"W
32.	54° 27' 43"N	04° 47' 32"W
33.	54° 26' 02"N	04° 52' 02"W

Section 2

34.	54° 27' 52"N	05° 04' 36"W
35.	54° 28' 13"N	05° 05' 08"W
36.	54° 30' 37"N	05° 07' 18"W
37.	54° 31' 56"N	05° 08' 37"W
38.	54° 32' 15"N	05° 08' 57"W
39.	54° 33' 57"N	05° 10' 50"W
40.	54° 36' 22"N	05° 12' 41"W
41.	54° 38' 13"N	05° 13' 43"W
42.	54° 38' 27"N	05° 13' 44"W

North Channel

43.	54° 39' 48"N	05° 14' 37"W
44.	54° 40' 39"N	05° 14' 33"W
45.	54° 41' 49"N	05° 14' 49"W
46.	54° 42' 02"N	05° 14' 53"W
47.	54° 42' 50"N	05° 15' 33"W
48.	54° 44' 08"N	05° 16' 48"W
49.	54° 44' 58"N	05° 17' 37"W
50.	54° 46' 37"N	05° 19' 38"W
51.	54° 48' 21"N	05° 21' 50"W
52.	54° 49' 29"N	05° 23' 21"W
53.	54° 49' 51"N	05° 23' 48"W
54.	54° 50' 05"N	05° 24' 11"W
55.	54° 50' 40"N	05° 25' 05"W
56.	54° 51' 22"N	05° 26' 05"W
57.	54° 51' 25"N	05° 26' 08"W
58.	54° 51' 57"N	05° 26' 28"W
59.	54° 52' 40"N	05° 26' 51"W
60.	54° 53' 10"N	05° 27' 07"W
61.	54° 53' 53"N	05° 27' 24"W
62.	54° 54' 19"N	05° 27' 23"W
63.	54° 54' 54"N	05° 27' 44"W
64.	54° 55' 44"N	05° 28' 21"W
65.	54° 55' 59"N	05° 28' 32"W
66.	54° 56' 49"N	05° 29' 13"W
67.	54° 57' 31"N	05° 29' 53"W
68.	54° 57' 53"N	05° 30' 10"W
69.	54° 58' 53"N	05° 31' 05"W
70.	54° 59' 45"N	05° 32' 00"W
71.	55° 00' 31"N	05° 32' 58"W
72.	55° 01' 22"N	05° 34' 12"W
73.	55° 02' 08"N	05° 35' 29"W
74.	55° 02' 48"N	05° 36' 47"W
75.	55° 03' 25"N	05° 38' 13"W
76.	55° 04' 01"N	05° 39' 47"W
77.	55° 04' 29"N	05° 41' 15"W
78.	55° 04' 55"N	05° 42' 53"W
79.	55° 05' 15"N	05° 44' 21"W
80.	55° 05' 30"N	05° 44' 37"W
81.	55° 06' 25"N	05° 45' 46"W
82.	55° 07' 13"N	05° 46' 51"W
83.	55° 08' 05"N	05° 48' 13"W
84.	55° 08' 21"N	05° 48' 41"W
85.	55° 08' 53"N	05° 49' 03"W
86.	55° 09' 57"N	05° 49' 54"W
87.	55° 10' 58"N	05° 50' 50"W
88.	55° 11' 53"N	05° 51' 50"W
89.	55° 12' 41"N	05° 52' 48"W
90.	55° 12' 57"N	05° 53' 11"W
91.	55° 13' 12"N	05° 53' 33"W
92.	55° 13' 46"N	05° 54' 29"W
93.	55° 14' 20"N	05° 55' 08"W
94.	55° 14' 33"N	05° 55' 25"W
95.	55° 15' 04"N	05° 56' 10"W
96.	55° 15' 20"N	05° 56' 35"W
97.	55° 15' 46"N	05° 57' 20"W
98.	55° 16' 07"N	05° 58' 02"W
99.	55° 16' 32"N	05° 58' 56"W
100.	55° 16' 47"N	05° 59' 32"W
101.	55° 17' 03"N	06° 00' 15"W
102.	55° 17' 08"N	06° 00' 27"W
103.	55° 17' 37"N	06° 00' 46"W
104.	55° 18' 16"N	06° 01' 16"W
105.	55° 18' 41"N	06° 01' 38"W
106.	55° 19' 08"N	06° 02' 04"W
107.	55° 19' 10"N	06° 02' 07"W
108.	55° 19' 36"N	06° 02' 34"W
109.	55° 20' 11"N	06° 03' 18"W
110.	55° 20' 15"N	06° 03' 24"W
111.	55° 20' 32"N	06° 03' 47"W
112.	55° 20' 56"N	06° 04' 25"W
113.	55° 21' 16"N	06° 05' 02"W
114.	55° 21' 43"N	06° 05' 57"W
115.	55° 22' 00"N	06° 06' 34"W
116.	55° 22' 07"N	06° 06' 54"W
117.	55° 22' 18"N	06° 07' 22"W
118.	55° 22' 33"N	06° 08' 06"W
119.	55° 22' 45"N	06° 08' 45"W
120.	55° 22' 55"N	06° 09' 12"W
121.	55° 23' 09"N	06° 09' 53"W
122.	55° 23' 22"N	06° 10' 40"W
123.	55° 23' 31"N	06° 11' 13"W
124.	55° 23' 39"N	06° 11' 38"W
125.	55° 23' 59"N	06° 12' 41"W
126.	55° 24' 09"N	06° 13' 16"W
127.	55° 24' 24"N	06° 14' 19"W
128.	55° 24' 26"N	06° 14' 24"W
129.	55° 24' 37"N	06° 15' 16"W
130.	55° 24' 47"N	06° 16' 12"W
131.	55° 24' 49"N	06° 16' 23"W
132.	55° 24' 59"N	06° 17' 16"W
133.	55° 25' 09"N	06° 18' 18"W
134.	55° 25' 16"N	06° 19' 12"W
135.	55° 25' 25"N	06° 20' 28"W
136.	55° 25' 33"N	06° 21' 58"W
137.	55° 25' 35"N	06° 22' 34"W
138.	55° 25' 36"N	06° 22' 53"W
139.	55° 25' 41"N	06° 23' 57"W
140.	55° 25' 44"N	06° 24' 54"W
141.	55° 25' 48"N	06° 26' 52"W
142.	55° 25' 49"N	06° 27' 39"W
143.	55° 25' 49"N	06° 28' 39"W
144.	55° 25' 48"N	06° 29' 56"W
145.	55° 25' 51"N	06° 30' 11"W
146.	55° 25' 54"N	06° 30' 25"W
147.	55° 26' 05"N	06° 31' 23"W
148.	55° 26' 14"N	06° 32' 11"W
149.	55° 26' 22"N	06° 32' 57"W
150.	55° 26' 34"N	06° 34' 15"W
151.	55° 26' 37"N	06° 34' 40"W

Schedule 2BOUNDARY – SEA WITHIN BRITISH FISHERY LIMITS

1.	55° 55' 01'N	01° 43' 32'W
2.	55° 56' 00'N	01° 40' 35'W
3.	55° 56' 30'N	01° 38' 54'W
4.	55° 58' 01'N	01° 33' 49'W
5.	56° 01' 54'N	01° 26' 02'W
6.	56° 11' 41'N	01° 11' 20'W
7.	56° 22' 16'N	00° 55' 04'W
8.	56° 23' 39'N	00° 50' 28'W
9.	56° 27' 10'N	00° 38' 41'W
10.	56° 27' 40'N	00° 35' 11'W
11.	56° 30' 12'N	00° 17' 09'W
12.	56° 32' 41'N	00° 01' 51'E
13.	56° 33' 38'N	00° 13' 13'E
14.	56° 34' 39'N	00° 26' 10'E
15.	56° 36' 13'N	00° 47' 53'E
16.	56° 36' 26'N	00° 57' 24'E
17.	56° 36' 32'N	01° 10' 34'E
18.	56° 36' 37'N	01° 30' 00'E
19.	56° 36' 39'N	02° 00' 00'E
20.	56° 36' 33'N	02° 30' 00'E
21.	56° 36' 31'N	02° 36' 26'E

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order describes for the purposes of the Scotland Act 1998–

(a)

the boundaries between waters which are to be treated as internal waters or territorial sea of the United Kingdom adjacent to Scotland and those which are not (article 3) and

(b)

the boundaries between waters which are to be treated as sea within British fishery limits adjacent to Scotland and those which are not (article 4).

A map showing the line of the boundaries for illustrative purposes only is appended to this note.