North Borneo (Alteration of Boundaries) Order in Council, 1954

STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS 1954 No. 838 NORTH BORNEO THE NORTH BORNEO (ALTERATION OF BOUNDARIES) ORDER IN COUNCIL, 1954 Made - - - 24th June, 1954 At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 24th day of September, 1954 PRESENT, The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council Her Majesty, in pursuance of the powers conferred upon Her by the Colonial Boundaries Act, 1895 (a) [58 & 59 Vict. c. 34.], 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 :-: 1. This Order may be cited as the North Borneo (Alteration of Boundaries) Order in Council, 1954. 2. The boundaries of the Colony of North Borneo are hereby extended to include the area of the continental shelf being the seabed and its subsoil which lies beneath the high seas contiguous to the territorial waters of North Borneo. 3. Nothing in this Order shall be deemed to affect the character as high seas of any waters above the said area of the continental shelf. EXPLANATORY NOTE (This Note is not part of the Order, but is intended to indicate its general purport.) This Order in Council extends the boundaries of North Borneo so as to include the continental shelf beneath the high seas contiguous to the territorial waters of the Colony. For Reference Only Treaties & Engagements & Orders 1 of 1 North Borneo (Alteration of Boundaries) Order in Council 1954