Explanatory note

This Order designates the companies listed in Part I of the Schedule as the owners of the pipe-lines described in Parts II and III of the Schedule. In the case of the pipe-line specified in Part II, the designation applies only to that part which is in controlled waters, that is the territorial sea and areas designated under the Continental Shelf Act 1964 (c. 29).

The pipe-line described in Part II lies between the Piper oilfield, situated east of the Highland Region of Scotland, and the oil terminal at Flotta in the Orkney Islands. The pipe-lines referred to in Part III lie between the Claymore and Scapa oilfields, also situated east of the Highland Region of Scotland.