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Legislation
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Territorial
Waters Jurisdiction Act, 1878 |
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Territorial
Waters Order in Council 1964 |
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Continental
Shelf Act 1964 of 15 April 1964 |
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Continental
Shelf (Designation of Areas) Order 1964 (12 May 1964) |
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Continental
Shelf (Designation of Additional Areas) Order 1965 (No. 1531; 3 August
1965) |
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Continental
Shelf (Designation of Additional Areas) Order 1968 (No. 891; 1 June 1968) |
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Continental
Shelf (Jurisdiction) Order 1968 (No. 892 - 7 June 1968) |
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Continental
Shelf (Designation of Additional Areas) Order 1971 |
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Continental
Shelf (Jurisdiction Amendment) Order 1971 |
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Continental
Shelf (Designation of Additional Areas) Order 1974 |
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Continental
Shelf (Jurisdiction Amendment) Order 1974 |
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Territorial
Waters (Amendment) Order in Council 1979, 23 May 1979 |
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Declaration
on the Conservation of Fish Stocks and on Maritime Jurisdiction around the
Falkland Islands of 29 October 1986 Proclamation No. 4 of 1986 |
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Falkland
Islands - The Fisheries (Conservation and Management) Ordinance 1986 |
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Territorial
Sea Act 1987 |
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1989 No. 482
Territorial Sea - The Territorial Sea (Limits) Order 1989 |
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Proclamation (Maritime Zone) No. 1 of 1993 (South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands) |
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Proclamation
extending the Falkland Islands Outer Conservation Zone, 22 August 1994 |
| Proclamation,
No. 1 of 1994 |
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Proclamation
establishing an Excusive Economic Zone (Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and
Oeno Islands), Proclamation No. 1 of 1997 |
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The Fishery Limits Order 1999,
22 June 1999 |
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The Continental Shelf (Designation of Areas) Order 1999,
21 July 1999 |
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The Continental Shelf (Designation of Areas)
(Consolidation) Order 2000 (Statutory Instrument 2000 No. 3062) (Law of
the Sea Bulletin no. 66) |
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The Continental Shelf (Designation of Areas)
Order 2001 (Statutory Instrument 2001 No. 3670) (Law of the Sea
Bulletin no. 66) |
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Proclamation No. 1 of 17 September 2003
establishing the Environment (Protection and Preservation) Zone for the
British Indian Ocean Territory (see
Law of the Sea Bulletin 54, p. 99) |
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British Indian Ocean Territory Environment
(Protection and Preservation) Zone, 17
September 2003 (see
Law of the Sea Bulletin 54, p. 100) |
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Maritime
boundary delimitation agreements
and other material |
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with Belgium |
Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Kingdom of Belgium relating to the delimitation of the continental shelf between the two countries (with annex and exchange of
letters), 29 May 1991 (entry into force:14
May 1993 ;
registration #: 31712;
registration date: 21 April 1995;
link to UNTS) |
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Exchange of Notes between the Government of
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the
Government of the Kingdom of Belgium amending the Agreement of 29 May 1991
relating to the Delimitation of the Continental Shelf under the North Sea
between the Two Countries, Brussels, 21 March 2005 and 7 June 2005 [The
Agreement entered into force on 2 October 2006] (Law
of the Sea Bulletin no. 66) |
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with Cyprus |
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Treaty between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the
Hellenic Republic, the Republic of Turkey and the Republic of Cyprus
concerning the Establishment of the Republic of Cyprus (Annex A of Original
Agreement), 16 August 1960 (entry into force: 16 August 1960;
registration #: 5476; registration date: 12 December 1960;
link to UNTS) |
| Treaty between the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Hellenic Republic, the
Republic of Turkey and the Republic of Cyprus concerning the Establishment
of the Republic of Cyprus, 16 August 1960.
Exchange of notes (with
Declaration) between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland and Cyprus concerning the administration of the Sovereign Base Areas
referred to in Article 1 of the above-mentioned Treaty, 16 August 1960
(entry into force: 16 August 1960; registration #: 5476; registration date:
12 December 1960;
link to UNTS) |
| Treaty between the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Hellenic Republic, the
Republic of Turkey and the Republic of Cyprus concerning the Establishment
of the Republic of Cyprus, 16 August 1960.
Exchange of notes
between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Cyprus
concerning the future of the Sovereign Base Areas referred to in article 1
of the above-mentioned Treaty, 16 August 1960 (entry into force: 16
August 1960; registration #: 5476; registration date: 12 December 1960;
link to UNTS) |
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with Denmark |
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Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Kingdom of Denmark relating to the delimitation of the continental shelf between the two
countries, 3 March 1966 |
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Agreement between the Government of the Kingdom of Denmark and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland relating to the delimitation of the continental shelf between the two
countries, 25 November 1971 (entry into force: 7 December 1972;
registration #: 12280; registration date: 22 January 1973;
link to UNTS) |
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Agreement between the Government of the Kingdom of Denmark together with the Home Government of the Faroe Islands, on the one hand, and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, on the other hand, relating to Maritime Delimitation in the Area between the Faroe Islands and the United
Kingdom, 18 May 1999 (entry into force: 21 July 1999;
link to UNTS) |
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with France |
| Agreement between the Government of the French Republic and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland relating to the delimitation of the continental shelf in the area east of 30 minutes west of the Greenwich
Meridian, 24 June 1982 (entry into force: 4 February 1983;
registration #: 21923; registration date: 31 May 1983;
link to UNTS) |
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Exchange of notes constituting an agreement amending the above-mentioned Agreement, Paris, 21 and 27 March 1990
(entry into force: 27 March 1990; registration #: 21923; registration date:
30 October 1990;
link to UNTS) |
| Convention on maritime boundaries between the Government of the French Republic
(Tuamotu Archipelago) and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Pitcairn, Henderson,
Ducie, Oeno Islands), 25 October 1983 (entry into force: 12 April
1984; registration #: 23067; registration date: 4 September 1984;
link to UNTS) |
| Agreement between the Government of the French Republic and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland relating to the delimitation
of the territorial sea in the Straits of Dover, 2 November 1988 (entry
into force: 6 April 1989; registration #: 26858; registration date: 6
October 1989;
link to UNTS) |
| Agreement between the Government of the French Republic and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland relating to the completion of the delimitation of the continental shelf in the southern North
Sea, 23 July 1991 (entry into force: 17 March 1992; registration #:
29182; registration date: 22 October 1992;
link to UNTS) |
| Exchange of notes constituting an agreement
concerning the activities of fishermen in the vicinity of the Channel
Islands and the French coast of the Cotentin Peninsula and, in particular,
on the Schole Bank (with annex and lists), 10 July 1992 (entry into force:
10 July 1992; registration #: 30858; registration date:
28 March 1994;
link to UNTS) |
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Exchange of notes constituting an agreement concerning the creation and delimitation of an economic zone around the Islands of Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and
Oeno, 17 December 1992 and 19 January 1993 (entry into force: 1
February 1993; registration #: 30859; registration date: 28 March 1994;
link to UNTS) |
| Exchange of notes constituting an agreement concerning negotiations on the line of maritime delimitation in the area lying between Jersey and France (with
map),
28 January 1994 (entry into force: 28 January 1994; registration #: 30931;
registration date: 29 April 1994;
link to UNTS) |
| Agreement on maritime delimitation between the Government of the French Republic
and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
concerning Guadeloupe and Montserrat, 27 June 1996 (entry into force:
15 January 1997; registration #: 36143; registration date: 7 October 1999;
link to UNTS) |
| Agreement on maritime delimitation between the Government of the French Republic and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland concerning Saint Martin
and Saint Barthelemy on one hand, and Anguilla on the other, 27 June 1996
(entry into force: 15 January 1997; registration #: 36144; registration
date: 7 October 1999;
link to UNTS) |
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with Germany |
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Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Federal Republic of Germany relating to the delimitation of the continental shelf under the North Sea between the two countries (with
chart); 25 November 1971 (entry into force: 7 December 1972;
registration #: 12626; registration date: 19 June1973;
link to UNTS) |
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with
Cyprus, Greece and Turkey |
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Treaty between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the
Hellenic Republic, the Republic of Turkey and the Republic of Cyprus
concerning the Establishment of the Republic of Cyprus (Annex A of Original
Agreement), 16 August 1960 (entry into force: 16 August 1960;
registration #: 5476; registration date: 12 December 1960;
link to UNTS) |
| Treaty between the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Hellenic Republic, the
Republic of Turkey and the Republic of Cyprus concerning the Establishment
of the Republic of Cyprus, 16 August 1960.
Exchange of notes (with
Declaration) between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland and Cyprus concerning the administration of the Sovereign Base Areas
referred to in Article 1 of the above-mentioned Treaty, 16 August 1960
(entry into force: 16 August 1960; registration #: 5476; registration date:
12 December 1960;
link to UNTS) |
| Treaty between the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Hellenic Republic, the
Republic of Turkey and the Republic of Cyprus concerning the Establishment
of the Republic of Cyprus, 16 August 1960.
Exchange of notes
between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Cyprus
concerning the future of the Sovereign Base Areas referred to in article 1
of the above-mentioned Treaty, 16 August 1960 (entry into force: 16
August 1960; registration #: 5476; registration date: 12 December 1960;
link to UNTS) |
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with Honduras |
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Treaty
between the Government of the Republic of Honduras and the Government of
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland concerning the
delimitation of the maritime areas between the Cayman Islands and the
Republic of Honduras, 4 December 2001 (entry into force: 1 March 2002;
registration #: 39224; registration date: 4 March 2003;
link to UNTS) |
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with Ireland |
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Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Republic of Ireland concerning the delimitation of areas of the continental shelf between the two
countries, 7 November 1988 (entry into force: 11 January 1990;
registration #: 27204; registration date: 3 May 1990;
link to UNTS) |
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Protocol supplementary to the agreement between the Government of Ireland and the Government of the United Kingdom concerning the delimitation of areas of the continental shelf between the two
countries (7 November 1988), 8 December 1992 (entry into force: 26
March 1993; registration #: A-27204; registration date: 14 October 1993;
link to UNTS) |
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Exchange of Notes dated 18 October 2001 and 31 October 2001
between the Government of Ireland and the Government of the United Kingdom
of Great Britain and Northern Ireland constituting an agreement
pursuant to Article 83 paragraph 3 of the United Nations Convention on the
Law of the Sea 1982 on the provisional delimitation of an area of the
continental shelf (entry into force: on 31 October 2001;
registration#: 41152; registration date: 7 April 2005;
link to UNTS) |
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with Netherlands |
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Agreement between the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland relating to the delimitation of the continental shelf under the North Sea between the two
countries,
6 October 1965 (entry into force: 23 December 1966; registration #: 8616;
registration date: 17 April 1967;
link to UNTS) |
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Agreement between the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland relating to the exploitation of single geological structures extending across the dividing line on the continental shelf under the North
Sea, 6 October 1965 (entry into force: 23 December 1966; registration
#: 8615; registration date: 17 April 1967;
link to UNTS) |
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Protocol between the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland amending the Agreement of 6 October 1965 relating to the delimitation of the continental shelf under the North Sea between the two
countries, 25 November 1971 (entry into force: 7 December 1972;
registration #: 8616; registration date: 13 March 1973;
link to UNTS) |
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Exchange of Notes between the Government of
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the
Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands amending the Agreement of 6
October 1965 relating to the Delimitation of the Continental Shelf under
the North Sea between the Two Countries as amended by the Protocol of 25
November 1971, The Hague, 28 January and 7 June 2004, [The Exchange of
Notes entered into force on 10 January 2006] (Law
of the Sea Bulletin no. 66) |
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with Norway |
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Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Kingdom of Norway relating to the delimitation of the continental shelf between the two
countries, 10 March 1965 (entry into force: 29 June 1965; registration
#: 8043; registration date: 14 January 1966;
link to UNTS) |
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Protocol supplementary to the Agreement of 10 March 1965 between the Government
of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government
of the Kingdom of Norway relating to the delimitation of the continental shelf between
the two countries, 22 December 1978 (entry into force: 20 February
1980; registration #: 8043; registration date: 24 October 1980;
link to UNTS) |
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with the United States of America |
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Exchange of notes constituting an agreement between the United States of America and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland relating to the delimitation of the area within territorial waters adjacent to the leased naval base at
Argentia, Newfoundland (with annex), 13 August and 23 October 1947
(entry into force: 23 October 1947; registration #: 859; registration date:
3 July 1950;
link to UNTS) |
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Treaty on the delimitation in the Caribbean of a maritime boundary relating
to Puerto Rico/U.S. Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands, 5 November 1993
(entry into force: 1 June 1995; registration #: 32637; registration date: 23
February 1996;
link to UNTS) |
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Treaty between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the United States of America on the delimitation in the Caribbean of a maritime boundary between the US Virgin Islands and
Anguilla, 5 November 1993 (entry into force: 1 June 1995;
registration #: 32636; registration date:
23 February 1996;
link to UNTS) |
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Additional
relevant material |
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France |
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Agreement on Arbitration signed on 10 July 1975 |
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Arbitration award relating the Shelf boundary in the Western Channel approaches
(France, United Kingdom), Court of arbitration, 30 June 1977 |
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Arbitration award relating the scope of the decision of the 30 June 1977
(France, United Kingdom), Court of arbitration,14 March 1978 |
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Iceland
(see
ICJ web site) |
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Case concerning the fisheries jurisdiction (United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Northern Ireland and Iceland), International Court of Justice, 25 July 1974 |
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Dominican Republic |
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Text of a joint demarche undertaken by the United Kingdom
of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of
America in relation to the law of the Dominican Republic number 66-07 of
22 May 2007, done on 18 October 2007 (Law
of the Sea Bulletin no. 66) |
