Maritime Jurisdiction (Boundaries of Exclusive Economic Zone) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 86 of 2014)

STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS. S.I. No. 86 of 2014 ———————— MARITIME JURISDICTION (BOUNDARIES OF EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE) ORDER 2014 2 [86] S.I. No. 86 of 2014 MARITIME JURISDICTION (BOUNDARIES OF EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE) ORDER 2014 The Government, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by section 87(3) of the Sea Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act 2006 (No. 8 of 2006), hereby orders as follows: 1. (1) This Order may be cited as the Maritime Jurisdiction (Boundaries of Exclusive Economic Zone) Order 2014. (2) This Order shall come into operation on 31 March 2014. 2. The boundary of the exclusive economic zone of the State in the Irish Sea and the Celtic Sea is formed by a series of geodesic lines connecting the follow ing points defined by co-ordinates of latitude and longitude on the World Geo detic System 1984 datum (WGS 1984), in the sequence given below: Reference Latitude Longitude 1 53° 52'.22106 N 5° 49'.53816 W 2 53° 46'.00 N 5° 22'.00 W 3 53° 45'.80 N 5° 22'.00 W 4 53° 45'.80 N 5° 19'.33 W 5 53° 44'.40 N 5° 19'.33 W 6 53° 44'.40 N 5° 17'.85 W 7 53° 42'.14 N 5° 17'.85 W 8 53° 42'.14 N 5° 16'.34 W 9 53° 39'.00 N 5° 16'.34 W 10 53° 39'.00 N 5° 17'.00 W 11 53° 32'.00 N 5° 17'.00 W 12 53° 32'.00 N 5° 19'.00 W 13 53° 26'.00 N 5° 19'.00 W 14 53° 26'.00 N 5° 20'.00 W 15 53° 09'.00 N 5° 20'.00 W 16 53° 09'.00 N 5° 19'.00 W 17 52° 59'.00 N 5° 19'.00 W 18 52° 59'.00 N 5° 22'.50 W 19 52° 52'.00 N 5° 22'.50 W 20 52° 52'.00 N 5° 24'.50 W 21 52° 44'.00 N 5° 24'.50 W 22 52° 44'.00 N 5° 28'.00 W 23 52° 32'.00 N 5° 28'.00 W 24 52° 32'.00 N 5° 22'.80 W 25 52° 24'.00 N 5° 22'.80 W 26 52° 24'.00 N 5° 35'.00 W 27 52° 16'.00 N 5° 35'.00 W 28 52° 16'.00 N 5° 39'.00 W 29 52° 12'.00 N 5° 39'.00 W 30 52° 12'.00 N 5° 42'.00 W 31 52° 08'.00 N 5° 42'.00 W 32 52° 08'.00 N 5° 46'.00 W 33 52° 04'.00 N 5° 46'.00 W 34 52° 04'.00 N 5° 50'.00 W 35 52° 00'.00 N 5° 50'.00 W 36 52° 00'.00 N 5° 54'.00 W 37 51° 58'.00 N 5° 54'.00 W Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in “Iris Oifigiúil” of 21st February, 2014. [86] 3 38 51° 58'.00 N 5° 57'.00 W 39 51° 54'.00 N 5° 57'.00 W 40 51° 54'.00 N 6° 00'.00 W 41 51° 50'.00 N 6° 00'.00 W 42 51° 50'.00 N 6° 06'.00 W 43 51° 40'.00 N 6° 06'.00 W 44 51° 40'.00 N 6° 18'.00 W 45 51° 30'.00 N 6° 18'.00 W 46 51° 30'.00 N 6° 33'.00 W 47 51° 20'.00 N 6° 33'.00 W 48 51° 20'.00 N 6° 42'.00 W 49 51° 10'.00 N 6° 42'.00 W 50 51° 10'.00 N 6° 48'.00 W 51 51° 00'.00 N 6° 48'.00 W 52 51° 00'.00 N 7° 03'.00 W 53 50° 50'.00 N 7° 03'.00 W 54 50° 50'.00 N 7° 12'.00 W 55 50° 40'.00 N 7° 12'.00 W 56 50° 40'.00 N 7° 36'.00 W 57 50° 30'.00 N 7° 36'.00 W 58 50° 30'.00 N 8° 00'.00 W 59 50° 20'.00 N 8° 00'.00 W 60 50° 20'.00 N 8° 12'.00 W 61 50° 10'.00 N 8° 12'.00 W 62 50° 10'.00 N 8° 24'.00 W 63 50° 00'.00 N 8° 24'.00 W 64 50° 00'.00000 N 8° 32'.02264 W 65 49° 50'.00000 N 8° 32'.02264 W 66 49° 50'.00000 N 8° 36'.00000 W 67 49° 40'.00000 N 8° 36'.00000 W 68 49° 40'.00000 N 8° 45'.00000 W 69 49° 30'.00000 N 8° 45'.00000 W 70 49° 30'.00000 N 9° 03'.00000 W 71 49° 20'.00000 N 9° 03'.00000 W 72 49° 20'.00000 N 9° 12'.00000 W 73 49° 10'.00000 N 9° 12'.00000 W 74 49° 10'.00000 N 9° 17'.00000 W 75 49° 00'.00000 N 9° 17'.00000 W 76 49° 00'.00000 N 9° 24'.00000 W 77 48° 50'.00000 N 9° 24'.00000 W 78 48° 50'.00000 N 9° 24'.53688 W 79 48° 30'.00000 N 9° 24'.53688 W 80 48° 30'.00000 N 9° 48'.00000 W 81 48° 20'.00000 N 9° 48'.00000 W 82 48° 20'.00000 N 9° 55'.00241 W 83 48° 10'.81127 N 9° 55'.00241 W 84 48° 10'.81127 N 10° 48'.56229 W 3. The boundary of the exclusive economic zone of the State in the North East Atlantic Ocean is formed by a series of geodesic lines connecting the fol lowing points defined by co-ordinates of latitude and longitude on the World Geodetic System 1984 datum (WGS 1984), in the sequence given below: Reference Latitude Longitude 85 55° 24'.89173 N 6° 44'.64809 W 86 55° 28'.00 N 6° 45'.00 W 87 55° 28'.00 N 6° 48'.00 W 88 55° 30'.00 N 6° 48'.00 W 89 55° 30'.00 N 6° 51'.00 W 90 55° 35'.00 N 6° 51'.00 W 91 55° 35'.00 N 6° 57'.00 W 92 55° 40'.00 N 6° 57'.00 W 93 55° 40'.00 N 7° 02'.00 W 94 55° 45'.00 N 7° 02'.00 W 95 55° 45'.00 N 7° 08'.00 W 96 55° 50'.00 N 7° 08'.00 W 97 55° 50'.00 N 7° 15'.00 W 98 55° 55'.00 N 7° 15'.00 W 4 [86] 99 55° 55'.00 N 7° 23'.00 W 100 56° 00'.00 N 7° 23'.00 W 101 56° 00'.00 N 8° 13'.00 W 102 56° 05'.00 N 8° 13'.00 W 103 56° 05'.00 N 8° 39'.50 W 104 56° 10'.00 N 8° 39'.50 W 105 56° 10'.00 N 9° 07'.00 W 106 56° 21'.50 N 9° 07'.00 W 107 56° 21'.50 N 10° 30'.00 W 108 56° 32'.50 N 10° 30'.00 W 109 56° 32'.50 N 12° 12'.00 W 110 56° 42'.00 N 12° 12'.00 W 111 56° 42'.00 N 14° 00'.00 W 112 56° 40'.00000 N 14° 00'.00000 W 113 56° 40'.00000 N 14° 10'.00000 W 114 56° 34'.63126 N 14° 10'.00000 W 115 56° 34'.63126 N 14° 19'.86168 W 4. As provided by Section 87 (2) of the Sea Fisheries and Maritime Juris diction Act 2006, the outer limit of the exclusive economic zone between refer ence number 84 set out in Article 2 of this Order and reference number 115 set out in Article 3 of this Order is the line every point of which lies at a distance of 200 nautical miles from the nearest point of the baseline. 5. The Maritime Jurisdiction (Exclusive Fishery Limits) Order 1976 (S.I. No. 320 of 1976) is revoked. GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Government, 11 February 2014. ENDA KENNY, Taoiseach. [86] 5 EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.) The purpose of this Order is to designate the boundaries of the exclusive economic zone of the State. 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