1 Powers to apply employment legislation.

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(2) In relation to employment concerned with the exploration or exploitation of a cross-boundary petroleum field, the powers to make Orders in Council under—

(a) ^M1section 10(5) of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975, and

(b) ^M2section 8(5) of the Race Relations Act 1976,

in respect of designated areas shall be exercisable also in respect of foreign sectors of the continental shelf.

2 Interpretation.

In section 1 above—

• “ cross-boundary petroleum field ” means a petroleum field that extends across the boundary between a designated area and a foreign sector of the continental shelf;

• ^M3 “ designated area ” means an area designated under section 1(7) of the Continental Shelf Act 1964;

• “ foreign sector of the continental shelf ” means an area which is outside the territorial waters of any State and within which rights are exercisable by a State other than the United Kingdom with respect to the sea bed and subsoil and their natural resources;

• “ petroleum field ” means a geological structure identified as an oil or gas field by the Order in Council concerned.

3 Short title.

This Act may be cited as the Employment (Continental Shelf) Act 1978.