Statutory Instruments
2020 No. 1273
Constitutional Law
Northern Ireland
The Adjacent Waters Boundaries (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Order 2020
Made
11th November 2020
Coming into force
31st December 2020
At the Court at Windsor Castle, the 11th day of November 2020
Present,
The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council
Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 98(8) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998( 1 ), is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order as follows.
In accordance with section 98(9) of that Act, a draft of this Order has been laid before and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament.
Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Adjacent Waters Boundaries (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Order 2020 and comes into force on 31st December 2020.
Amendment to the Adjacent Waters Boundaries (Northern Ireland) Order 2002
2. —(1)The Adjacent Waters Boundaries (Northern Ireland) Order 2002( 2 ) is amended as follows.
(2) In article 3(3) (the boundary of the Northern Ireland zone)—
(a) before sub-paragraph (a) insert—
“ (za) follows the limit of the exclusive economic zone ( 3 ) from the co-ordinate numbered 1 in the Schedule to the co-ordinate numbered 1A in the Schedule, ” ;
(b) in sub-paragraph (a)—
(i) at the beginning insert “then”;
(ii) for “1” substitute “1A”.
(3) In the Schedule (which lists co-ordinates)—
(a) after point 1, insert—
| “ 1A | 53° 43′ 55.776″ N | : | 05° 17′ 47.112″ W; ” |
(b) omit points 2 to 6.
Richard Tilbrook
Clerk of the Privy Council
1998 c. 47 . There are amendments to section 98 not relevant to this Order.
Section 41 of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (c. 23) provides that “exclusive economic zone” is to be read as a reference to any area designated by Order in Council under that section. The exclusive economic zone was designated by S.I. 2013/3161 .