# The Scottish Adjacent Waters Boundaries Order 1999

S.I. 1999/1126 · made 13 April 1999

This Order describes 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 (article 3) andthe boundaries between waters which are to be treated as sea within British fishery limits adjacent to Scotland and those which are not (article 4).

Made under: Scotland Act 1998 (Section 126)

## Introductory text

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
DEVOLUTION, SCOTLAND
Made 13th April 1999
Coming into force in accordance with article 1
At the Court at Windsor Castle, the 13th day of April 1999
Present,
The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council
Whereas a draft of this Order has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament in accordance with section 115(1) of, and paragraphs 1 and 2 of Schedule 7 to, the Scotland Act 1998;
Now, therefore, Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred upon Her by section 126(2) of the Scotland Act 1998 is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:

## 1 Citation 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.

## 2 Interpretation

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.

## 3 Boundaries – 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.

## 4 Boundaries – 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

## Schedule 1: BOUNDARIES – INTERNAL WATERS AND TERRITORIAL SEA

## I BOUNDARY 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

### Part: PART II

## 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 2 BOUNDARY – 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/1126 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/scottish-adjacent-waters-boundaries-order-1999
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