Territorial Sea (Limits) Order 1989

The Territorial Sea (Limits) Order 1989 file:///D/HTML/uk23147.htm[16.01.2025 11:29:44] Statutory Instrument 1989 No. 482 The Territorial Sea (Limits) Order 1989 © Crown Copyright 1989 The legislation contained on this web site is subject to Crown Copyright protection. It may be reproduced free of charge provided that it is reproduced accurately and that the source and copyright status of the material is made evident to users. It should be noted that the right to reproduce the text of Statutory Instruments does not extend to the Royal Arms and the Queen's Printer imprints. The text of this Internet version of the Statutory Instrument has been prepared to reflect the text as it was Made. The authoritative version is the Queen's Printer copy published by The Stationery Office Limited as the The Territorial Sea (Limits) Order 1989, ISBN 0110964829. Purchase this item. For details of how to obtain an official copy see How to obtain The Stationery Office Limited titles. To ensure fast access over slow connections, large documents have been segmented into "chunks". Where you see a "continue" button at the bottom of the page of text, this indicates that there is another chunk of text available. STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS 1989No. 482 TERRITORIAL SEA The Territorial Sea (Limits) Order 1989 Made 15th March 1989 Coming into force 6th April 1989 At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 15th day of March 1989 Present, The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred upon Her by section 1(2) of the Territorial Sea Act 1987[1] , is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered as follows: 1. This Order may be cited as the Territorial Sea (Limits) Order 1989 and shall come into force on 6th April 1989. 2. The seaward limit of the territorial sea adjacent to the United Kingdom http://www.clicktso.com/portal.asp?DT=ADDITEM&DI=0110964829 http://www.the-stationery-office.co.uk/howtoorder.htm http://www.the-stationery-office.co.uk/howtoorder.htm The Territorial Sea (Limits) Order 1989 file:///D/HTML/uk23147.htm[16.01.2025 11:29:44] between Point 1 and Point 6 indicated in the Schedule to this Order shall consist of a series of straight lines joining, in the sequence given, Points 1 to 6 indicated in the Schedule to this Order. 3. The seaward limit of the territorial sea adjacent to the United Kingdom shall be the median line where the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea adjacent to the United Kingdom is measured are less than 24 nautical miles from the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea adjacent to the Isle of Man is measured. 4. In this Order (a) "straight line" means a loxodromic line; (b) all positions given by means of co-ordinates are defined on European Datum (1st Adjustment 1950); (c) "median line" is a line every point of which is equidistant from the nearest points of the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea adjacent to the United Kingdom and the Isle of Man respectively is measured. 5. The Territorial Sea (Limits) Order 1987[2] is hereby revoked. G. I. de Deney Clerk of the Privy Council Notes: [1] 1987 c. 49. back [2] S.I. 1987/1269. back file:///si/si1987/Uksi 19871269 en 1.htm