Maritime Jurisdiction (Straight Baselines) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 22 of 2016)

STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS. S.I. No. 22 of 2016 ———————— MARITIME JURISDICTION (STRAIGHT BASELINES) ORDER 2016 2 [22] S.I. No. 22 of 2016 MARITIME JURISDICTION (STRAIGHT BASELINES) ORDER 2016 The Government, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 85(2) of the Sea Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act 2006 (No. 8 of 2006), hereby order as follows: 1. This Order may be cited as the Maritime Jurisdiction (Straight Baselines) Order 2016. 2. This Order shall come into operation on the 1st day of February 2016. 3. Straight lines connecting in succession the following points, defined by co ordinates of latitude and longitude on the World Geodetic System 1984 datum (WGS 1984), are prescribed as straight baselines: (a) the points specified at reference numbers 1 to 8 of Part A of the Schedule; (b) the points specified at reference numbers 9 to 11 of Part B of the Schedule; (c) the points specified at reference numbers 12 to 20 of Part C of the Schedule; (d) the points specified at reference numbers 21 to 25 of Part D of the Schedule; (e) the points specified at reference numbers 26 to 28 of Part E of the Schedule; (f) the points specified at reference numbers 29 to 50 of Part F of the Schedule. 4. The Maritime Jurisdiction Act 1959 (Straight Baselines) Order 1959 (S.I. No. 173 of 1959) is revoked. Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in “Iris Oifigiúil” of 19th January, 2016. [22] 3 SCHEDULE Reference Latitude Longitude Description No. Part A 1 55° 22' 32.87293" N 7° 24' 09.48168" W Scart Rocks, Malin Head 2 55° 15' 26.04254" N 7° 47' 14.42085" W Melmore Head 3 55° 13' 40.78997" N 7° 59' 01.05940" W Horn Head 4 55° 12' 24.12915" N 8° 09' 37.21957" W Inishbeg 5 55° 09' 35.96316" N 8° 17' 01.89121" W Bloody Foreland 6 55° 04' 32.10846" N 8° 28' 52.19132" W Stag Rocks 7 55° 00' 54.63951" N 8° 33' 42.21630" W Rinrawros Point, Aran Island 8 54° 41' 57.38032" N 8° 48' 25.53870" W Malinmore Head Part B 9 54° 39' 35.12589" N 8° 47' 19.10427" W Malinbeg Bay, West Entrance 10 54° 17' 41.73725" N 9° 03' 29.60920" W Lenadoon Point 11 54° 19' 39.88447" N 9° 20' 44.99838" W Downpatrick Head Part C 12 54° 19' 49.50515" N 9° 51' 55.26154" W Kid Island, Broadhaven 13 54° 18' 39.55771" N 9° 59' 55.29010" W Erris Head 14 54° 17' 04.53378" N 10° 05' 30.12885" W Eagle Island 15 54° 03' 38.17630" N 10° 21' 00.96420" W Blacksod Bay (rock SW of Black Rock) 16 53° 58' 19.82759" N 10° 16' 25.13030" W Carrickakin, Achill Island 17 53° 36' 11.87952" N 10° 18' 52.11944" W Kimmeen Rocks, Inishark 18 53° 24' 01.03246" N 10° 14' 25.06583" W Slyne Head 19 53° 08' 45.34880" N 9° 51' 31.37033" W Eeragh Island, Aran Islands 20 53° 08' 26.54765" N 9° 50' 59.44841" W South Island, Aran Islands Part D 21 53° 05' 18.44451" N 9° 38' 25.42724" W SE corner Inishmore, Aran Islands 22 53° 03' 56.50713" N 9° 37' 01.66646" W Inishmaan, Aran Islands 23 53° 02' 51.97453" N 9° 33' 16.66174" W Inisheer, Aran Islands 24 52° 56' 20.82657" N 9° 28' 34.97449" W Cregga More 25 52° 43' 43.82360" N 9° 38' 03.41970" W Donegal Point Part E 26 52° 33' 32.72760" N 9° 56' 18.05722" W Loop Head 27 52° 25' 12.69702" N 9° 56' 42.01840" W Kerry Head 28 52° 17' 29.37530" N 10° 10' 34.66357" W Deelick Point 4 [22] Reference Latitude Longitude Description No. Part F 29 52° 10' 55.20606" N 10° 28' 17.22205" W Sybil Point 30 52° 08' 15.36584" N 10° 34' 25.66524" W Inishtooskert, Blasket Islands 31 52° 07' 30.35819" N 10° 35' 45.37947" W Carrigduff, Blasket Islands 32 52° 04' 29.84284" N 10° 40' 45.80315" W Tearaght Rocks West, Inistearaght 33 52° 01' 26.84347" N 10° 41' 26.28472" W Great Foze Rocks 34 51° 45' 53.26444" N 10° 32' 49.16890" W Washerwoman Rock, Great Skellig 35 51° 35' 31.66824" N 10° 18' 28.34177" W Gull Rock, Dursey Island 36 51° 34' 12.52557" N 10° 14' 53.40665" W The Calf, Dursey Island 37 51° 26' 56.91703" N 9° 49' 16.50803" W Mizen Head 38 51° 25' 12.45597" N 9° 30' 50.31146" W Bream Point, Cape Clear 39 51° 27' 59.40209" N 9° 13' 27.99594" W Strologue, Toe Head — Stags 40 51° 31' 46.05211" N 8° 57' 08.79434" W Dhulic, Galley Head 41 51° 34' 09.50390" N 8° 42' 49.00104" W Seven Heads 42 51° 36' 14.30752" N 8° 32' 04.12550" W Old Head of Kinsale 43 51° 49' 28.32329" N 7° 59' 01.82870" W Ballycotton Island 44 51° 52' 51.33027" N 7° 51' 15.64324" W Knockadoon Head, Capel Island 45 51° 56' 30.43116" N 7° 42' 29.04668" W Islet SE of Ram Head 46 51° 59' 41.77191" N 7° 34' 38.73414" W The Rogue, Mine Head 47 52° 07' 21.90213" N 6° 55' 48.89945" W Hook Head 48 52° 06' 31.42349" N 6° 37' 23.30526" W South end of Great Saltee Island 49 52° 09' 17.21990" N 6° 24' 48.79233" W Black Rock, Carnsore 50 52° 10' 20.74906" N 6° 21' 51.75365" W Carnsore Point GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Government, 13 January 2016. ENDA KENNY, Taoiseach. [22] 5 EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.) The Order prescribes straight baselines for the purposes of the Sea Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act 2006. A map showing the prescribed straight baselines for illustrative purposes is annexed. 6 [22] BAILE ÁTHA CLIATH ARNA FHOILSIÚ AG OIFIG AN tSOLÁTHAIR Le ceannach díreach ó FOILSEACHÁIN RIALTAIS, 52 FAICHE STIABHNA, BAILE ÁTHA CLIATH 2 (Teil: 01 - 6476834 nó 1890 213434; Fax: 01 - 6476843) nó trí aon díoltóir leabhar. —————— DUBLIN PUBLISHED BY THE STATIONERY OFFICE To be purchased from GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS, 52 ST. STEPHEN'S GREEN, DUBLIN 2. (Tel: 01 - 6476834 or 1890 213434; Fax: 01 - 6476843) or through any bookseller. —————— €2.54 Wt. (B31804). 285. 1/16. Essentra. Gr 30-15.