Continental Shelf (Designated Areas) Order, 1974
Made 1974 · Text as of 2026-10-01
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- English
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- Regulation
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- European Union
- Country
- Ireland
- Subjects
- Sea
- Keywords
- maritime zone, continental shelf, sovereignty, maritime boundaries
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Page 1 National legislation - DOALOS/OLA - United Nations asdf Continental Shelf (Designated Areas) Order, 1974 The Government, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 2(3) of the Continental Shelf Act, 1968, hereby order as follows: ... 2. The areas set out in the Schedule to this Order are hereby designated as areas within which the rights of the State outside the territorial seas over the sea-bed and subsoil for the purpose of exploring such sea-bed and subsoil and exploiting their natural resources may be exercised. Schedule 1. The area bounded by a line joining the following co-ordinates: (1) 56°00'N. 9°24'W. (2) 56°00'N. 9°48'W. (3) 55°40'N. 9°48'W. (4) 55°40'N. 10°24'W. (5) 55°20'N. 10°24'W. (6) 55°20'N. 10°48'W. (7) 54°50'N. 10°48'W. (8) 54°50'N. 11°12'W. (9) 54°50'N. 11°12'W. (10) 54°40'N. 11°24'W. (11) 54°30'N. 11°24'W. (12) 54°30'N. 12°00'W. (13) 54°20'N. 12°00'W. (14) 54°20'N. 12°12'W. (15) 54°10'N. 12°12'W. (16) 54°10'N. 13°36'W. (17) 54°00'N. 13°36'W. (18) 54°00'N. 11°00'W. (19) 54°40'N. 11°00'W. (20) 54°40'N. 10°24'W. (21) 55°00'N. 10°24'W. (22) 55°00'N. 10°12'W. (23) 55°20'N. 10°12'W. (24) 55°20'N. 9°36'W. (25) 55°50'N. 9°36'W. (26) 55°50'N. 9°24'W. (27) 56°00'N. 9°24'W. 2. The area bounded by a line joining the following co-ordinates: (1) 54°00'N. 13°36'W. Page 2 National legislation - DOALOS/OLA - United Nations asdf (2) 54°00'N. 14°24'W. (3) 53°50'N. 14°24'W. (4) 53°50'N. 14°36'W. (5) 53°40'N. 14°36'W. (6) 53°40'N. 14°48'W. (7) 53°30'N. 14°48'W. (8) 53°30'N. 15°00'W. (9) 53°20'N. 15°00'W. (10) 53°20'N. 15°12'W. (11) 53°10'N. 15°12'W. (12) 53°10'N. 15°24'W. (13) 51°00'N. 15°24'W. (14) 51°00'N. 15°00'W. (15) 50°50'N. 15°00'W. (16) 50°50'N. 14°36'W. (17) 50°30'N. 14°36'W. (18) 50°30'N. 14°24'W. (19) 50°20'N. 14°24'W. (20) 50°20'N. 14°12'W. (21) 50°10'N. 14°12'W. (22) 50°10'N. 14°00'W. (23) 50°00'N. 14°00'W. (24) 50°00'N. 13°48'W. (25) 49°50'N. 13°48'W. (26) 49°50'N. 13°36'W. (27) 49°20'N. 13°36'W. (28) 49°20'N. 13°24'W. (29) 49°10'N. 13°24'W. (30) 49°10'N. 13°12'W. (31) 49°00'N. 13°12'W. (32) 49°00'N. 13°00'W. (33) 48°50'N. 13°00'W. (34) 48°50'N. 12°36'W. (35) 48°40'N. 12°36'W. (36) 48°40'N. 11°48'W. (37) 48°50'N. 11°48'W. (38) 48°50'N. 11°36'W. (39) 49°00'N. 11°36'W. (40) 49°00'N. 11°00'W. (41) 50°00'N. 11°00'W. (42) 50°00'N. 12°00'W. (43) 53°00'N. 12°00'W. (44) 53°00'N. 13°36'W. (45) 54°00'N. 13°36'W.