Regulation 4 Continental shelf—interpretation

In this regulation and regulations 8 and 13—

• “designated area” means any area which may from time to time be designated by Order in Council under the Continental Shelf Act 1964 as an area within which the rights of the United Kingdom with respect to the sea-bed and subsoil and their natural resources may be exercised;

• “prescribed area” means an area over which Norway or any member State F1... exercises sovereign rights for the purpose of exploring the seabed and subsoil and exploiting their natural resources, being an area outside the territorial seas of Norway or that member State F2or any other area which is from time to time specified under section 22(5) of the Oil and Gas (Enterprise) Act 1982;

• “prescribed employment” means employment in a designated area or prescribed area in connection with the exploration of the seabed and subsoil and the exploitation of the natural resources of that area.