The Territorial Sea (Amendment) Order 1998
S.I. 1998/2564 · Made 21 October 1998
TERRITORIAL SEA
Made 21st October 1998
Coming into force 15th November 1998
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 21st day of October 1998
Present,
The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council
Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred upon Her by section 1(1)(b) of the Territorial Sea Act 1987f1 and all other powers enabling Her in that behalf, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:
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Footnotes
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Contents
- 1Article 1
- 2Article 2
- 3Article 3
- 4Article 4
- Signature
- Schedule POINTS BETWEEN CAPE WRATH AND LAGGAN JOINED BY GEODESICS TO FORM BASELINES
- Explanatory note
1
This Order may be cited as the Territorial Sea (Amendment) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 15th November 1998.
2
For the Schedule to the Territorial Waters Order in Council 1964f1 there shall be substituted the Schedule set out below:
3
The positions of points 1 to 28 are defined by co-ordinates of latitude and longitude on the Ordnance Survey of Great Britain (1936) Datum (OSGB 36).
4
The Territorial Sea (Amendment) Order 1996f1 is hereby revoked.
Signature
N. H. Nicholls
Clerk of the Privy Council
POINTS BETWEEN CAPE WRATH AND LAGGAN JOINED BY GEODESICS TO FORM BASELINES
| Latitude North | Longitude West | Name of Feature | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 58°37'40" | 05°00'13" | Cape Wrath |
| 2. | 58°31'12" | 06°15'41" | Lith-Sgeir |
| 3. | 58°30'44" | 06°16'55" | Gealltiug |
| 4. | 58°29'09" | 06°20'17" | Dell Rock |
| 5. | 58°18'28" | 06°47'45" | Tiumpan Head |
| 6. | 58°17'36" | 06°52'43" | Màs Sgeir |
| 7. | 58°17'09" | 06°55'20" | Old Hill |
| 8. | 58°14'30" | 07°02'06" | Gallan Head |
| 9. | 58°14'01" | 07°02'57" | Islet SW of Gallan Head |
| 10. | 58°10'39" | 07°06'54" | Eilean Molach |
| 11. | 57°59'08" | 07°17'42" | Gasker |
| 12. | 57°41'19" | 07°43'13" | Haskeir Eagach |
| 13. | 57°32'22" | 07°43'58" | Huskeiran |
| 14. | 57°14'33" | 07°27'44" | Rubha Ardvule |
| 15. | 57°00'50" | 07°31'42" | Greuab Head |
| 16. | 56°58'07" | 07°33'24" | Doirlinn Head |
| 17. | 56°56'57" | 07°34'17" | Aird a'Chaolais |
| 18. | 56°56'05" | 07°34'55" | Biruaslum |
| 19. | 56°49'21" | 07°39'32" | Guarsay Mor |
| 20. | 56°48'00" | 07°39'57" | Sron an Duin |
| 21. | 56°47'07" | 07°39'36" | Skate Point |
| 22. | 56°19'17" | 07°07'02" | Skerryvore |
| 23. | 56°07'58" | 06°38'00" | Dubh Artach |
| 24. | 55°41'36" | 06°32'02" | Frenchman’s Rocks |
| 25. | 55°40'24" | 06°30'59" | Orsay Island |
| 26. | 55°35'24" | 06°20'18" | Mull of Oa |
| 27. | 55°17'57" | 05°47'54" | Mull of Kintyre |
| 28. | 54°58'29" | 05°11'07" | Laggan |
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the Schedule to the Territorial Waters Order in Council 1964 by adding a new baseline between the Mull of Kintyre and Laggan, as well as by making minor changes to points 5, 9 and 22, which result from the publication of a new larger scale chart of the area.