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The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution) (Limits) Regulations 2014

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2014 No. 3306 Marine Pollution The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution) (Limits) Regulations 2014 Made 11th December 2014 Laid before Parliament 17th December 2014 Coming into force 28th January 2015 The Secretary of State is a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to measures relating to the safety of ships and the health and safety of persons on them , in relation to measures relating to the environment and in relation to measures relating to maritime transport . The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by article 2 of the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution) (Law of the Sea Convention) Order 1996 , by article 3 of the Merchant Shipping (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Order 1987 , by article 3 of the Merchant Shipping (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Order 1990 , by article 3 of the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Oil Pollution) Order 1983 , by article 2 of the Merchant Shipping (Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Cooperation Convention) Order 1987 , by articles 2 and 3 of the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships) Regulations 2006 , by articles 3, 4 and 5 of the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution by Sewage and Garbage) Order 2006 , by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and by sections 85, 86 and 128(5) and (6) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 . In accordance with section 86(4) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 the Secretary of State has consulted the persons referred to in that section.

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These Regulations may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution) (Limits) Regulations 2014 and come into force on 28th January 2015.

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(1) The areas of sea defined in Schedule 1 to these Regulations, being within areas for the time being designated under section 41(3) of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (exclusive economic zone), are specified as waters within which the jurisdiction and rights of the United Kingdom are exercisable in accordance with Part XII of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea for the protection and preservation of the marine environment. (2) The coordinates in Schedule 1 are defined on the World Geodetic System 1984 Datum (WGS84).

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Schedule 2 (amendments to legislation) has effect.

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SCHEDULE 1

Regulation 2(1) Point No. | Latitude | Longitude | Line Type to following point FIRST AREA 1 | 53° 52'.22106N | 005° 49'.53816W | Straight line 2 | 53° 46'.00N | 005° 22'.00W | Meridian of longitude 3 | 53° 45'.80N | 005° 22'.00W | Parallel of latitude 4 | 53° 45'.80N | 005° 19'.33W | Meridian of longitude 5 | 53° 44'.40N | 005° 19'.33W | Parallel of latitude 6 | 53° 44'.40N | 005° 17'.85W | Meridian of longitude 7 | 53° 42'.14N | 005° 17'.85W | Parallel of latitude 8 | 53° 42'.14N | 005° 16'.34W | Meridian of longitude 9 | 53° 39'.00N | 005° 16'.34W | Parallel of latitude 10 | 53° 39'.00N | 005° 17'.00W | Meridian of longitude 11 | 53° 32'.00N | 005° 17'.00W | Parallel of latitude 12 | 53° 32'.00N | 005° 19'.00W | Meridian of longitude 13 | 53° 26'.00N | 005° 19'.00W | Parallel of latitude 14 | 53° 26'.00N | 005° 20'.00W | Meridian of longitude 15 | 53° 09'.00N | 005° 20'.00W | Parallel of latitude 16 | 53° 09'.00N | 005° 19'.00W | Meridian of longitude 17 | 52° 59'.00N | 005° 19'.00W | Parallel of latitude 18 | 52° 59'.00N | 005° 22'.50W | Meridian of longitude 19 | 52° 52'.00N | 005° 22'.50W | Parallel of latitude 20 | 52° 52'.00N | 005° 24'.50W | Meridian of longitude 21 | 52° 44'.00N | 005° 24'.50W | Parallel of latitude 22 | 52° 44'.00N | 005° 28'.00W | Meridian of longitude 23 | 52° 32'.00N | 005° 28'.00W | Parallel of latitude 24 | 52° 32'.00N | 005° 22'.80W | Meridian of longitude 25 | 52° 24'.00N | 005° 22'.80W | Parallel of latitude 26 | 52° 24'.00N | 005° 35'.00W | Meridian of longitude 27 | 52° 16'.00N | 005° 35'.00W | Parallel of latitude 28 | 52° 16'.00N | 005° 39'.00W | Meridian of longitude 29 | 52° 12'.00N | 005° 39'.00W | Parallel of latitude 30 | 52° 12'.00N | 005° 42'.00W | Meridian of longitude 31 | 52° 08'.00N | 005° 42'.00W | Parallel of latitude 32 | 52° 08'.00N | 005° 46'.00W | Meridian of longitude 33 | 52° 04'.00N | 005° 46'.00W | Parallel of latitude 34 | 52° 04'.00N | 005° 50'.00W | Meridian of longitude 35 | 52° 00'.00N | 005° 50'.00W | Parallel of latitude 36 | 52° 00'.00N | 005° 54'.00W | Meridian of longitude 37 | 51° 58'.00N | 005° 54'.00W | Parallel of latitude 38 | 51° 58'.00N | 005° 57'.00W | Meridian of longitude 39 | 51° 54'.00N | 005° 57'.00W | Parallel of latitude 40 | 51° 54'.00N | 006° 00'.00W | Meridian of longitude 41 | 51° 50'.00N | 006° 00'.00W | Parallel of latitude 42 | 51° 50'.00N | 006° 06'.00W | Meridian of longitude 43 | 51° 40'.00N | 006° 06'.00W | Parallel of latitude 44 | 51° 40'.00N | 006° 18'.00W | Meridian of longitude 45 | 51° 30'.00N | 006° 18'.00W | Parallel of latitude 46 | 51° 30'.00N | 006° 33'.00W | Meridian of longitude 47 | 51° 20'.00N | 006° 33'.00W | Parallel of latitude 48 | 51° 20'.00N | 006° 42'.00W | Meridian of longitude 49 | 51° 10'.00N | 006° 42'.00W | Parallel of latitude 50 | 51° 10'.00N | 006° 48'.00W | Meridian of longitude 51 | 51° 00'.00N | 006° 48'.00W | Parallel of latitude 52 | 51° 00'.00N | 007° 03'.00W | Meridian of longitude 53 | 50° 50'.00N | 007° 03'.00W | Parallel of latitude 54 | 50° 50'.00N | 007° 12'.00W | Meridian of longitude 55 | 50° 40'.00N | 007° 12'.00W | Parallel of latitude 56 | 50° 40'.00N | 007° 36'.00W | Meridian of longitude 57 | 50° 30'.00N | 007° 36'.00W | Parallel of latitude 58 | 50° 30'.00N | 008° 00'.00W | Meridian of longitude 59 | 50° 20'.00N | 008° 00'.00W | Parallel of latitude 60 | 50° 20'.00N | 008° 12'.00W | Meridian of longitude 61 | 50° 10'.00N | 008° 12'.00W | Parallel of latitude 62 | 50° 10'.00N | 008° 24'.00W | Meridian of longitude 63 | 50° 00'.00N | 008° 24'.00W | Parallel of latitude 64 | 50° 00'.00000N | 008° 32'.02264W | Meridian of longitude 65 | 49° 50'.00000N | 008° 32'.02264W | Parallel of latitude 66 | 49° 50'.00000N | 008° 36'.00000W | Meridian of longitude 67 | 49° 40'.00000N | 008° 36'.00000W | Parallel of latitude 68 | 49° 40'.00000N | 008° 45'.00000W | Meridian of longitude 69 | 49° 30'.00000N | 008° 45'.00000W | Parallel of latitude 70 | 49° 30'.00000N | 009° 03'.00000W | Meridian of longitude 71 | 49° 20'.00000N | 009° 03'.00000W | Parallel of latitude 72 | 49° 20'.00000N | 009° 12'.00000W | Meridian of longitude 73 | 49° 10'.00000N | 009° 12'.00000W | Parallel of latitude 74 | 49° 10'.00000N | 009° 17'.00000W | Meridian of longitude 75 | 49° 00'.00000N | 009° 17'.00000W | Parallel of latitude 76 | 49° 00'.00000N | 009° 24'.00000W | Meridian of longitude 77 | 48° 50'.00000N | 009° 24'.00000W | Parallel of latitude 78 | 48° 50'.00000N | 009° 24'.53688W | Meridian of longitude 79 | 48° 30'.00000N | 009° 24'.53688W | Parallel of latitude 80 | 48° 30'.00000N | 009° 48'.00000W | Meridian of longitude 81 | 48° 20'.00000N | 009° 48'.00000W | Parallel of latitude 82 | 48° 20'.00000N | 009° 55'.00241W | Meridian of longitude 83 | 48° 10'.81127N | 009° 55'.00241W | Parallel of latitude 84 | 48° 10'.81127N | 010° 48'.56229W | 84 to 85 are joined by a line every point of which is 200 nautical miles from the nearest point on the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is measured. 85 | 47° 26' 124N | 009° 52' 637W | Geodesic 86 | 48° 05'.935N | 009° 36'.588W | Loxodrome 87 | 49° 11'.940N | 005° 41'.587W | Loxodrome 88 | 49° 12'.107N | 005° 40'.587W | Loxodrome 89 | 49° 12'.940N | 005° 20'.753W | Loxodrome 90 | 49° 13'.307N | 005° 18'.087W | Loxodrome 91 | 49° 14'.407N | 005° 11'.087W | Loxodrome 92 | 49° 23'.175N | 004° 32'.735W | Loxodrome 93 | 49° 27'.325N | 004° 21'.852W | Loxodrome 94 | 49° 27'.608N | 004° 17'.985W | Loxodrome 95 | 49° 32'.075N | 003° 55'.868W | Loxodrome 96 | 49° 32'.642N | 003° 42'.818W | Loxodrome 97 | 49° 33'.142N | 003° 34'.918W | Loxodrome 98 | 49° 38'.443N | 003° 21'.085W | Loxodrome 99 | 49° 46'.443N | 002° 56'.585W | Loxodrome 100 | 49° 57'.777N | 002° 48'.485W | Loxodrome 101 | 50° 09'.178N | 002° 03'.517W | Loxodrome 102 | 50° 09'.195N | 001° 30'.083W | Loxodrome 103 | 50° 08'.395N | 001° 00'.083W | Loxodrome 104 | 50° 07'.428N | 000° 30'.082W | Loxodrome 105 | 50° 13'.163N | 000° 15'.582W | Loxodrome 106 | 50° 14'.147N | 000° 02'.152E | Loxodrome 107 | 50° 19'.630N | 000° 36'.118E | Loxodrome 108 | 50° 23'.313N | 000° 46'.570E | Loxodrome 109 | 50° 38'.582N | 001° 07'.353E | Loxodrome 110 | 50° 47'.782N | 001° 15'.385E | Loxodrome 111 | 50° 49'.463N | 001° 15'.810E | Loxodrome SECOND AREA 112 | 51° 11'.962N | 001° 53'.253E | Loxodrome 113 | 51° 14'.398N | 001° 57'.218E | Loxodrome 114 | 51° 20'.133N | 002° 02'.218E | Loxodrome 115 | 51° 30'.183N | 002° 07'.218E | Loxodrome 116 | 51° 33'.417N | 002° 14'.218E | Geodesic 117 | 51° 36'.733N | 002° 15'.120E | Geodesic 118 | 51° 48'.250N | 002° 28'.820E | Geodesic 119 | 51° 52'.517N | 002° 32'.280E | Geodesic 120 | 51° 58'.950N | 002° 37'.517E | Geodesic 121 | 52° 00'.950N | 002° 39'.417E | Geodesic 122 | 52° 05'.250N | 002° 42'.117E | Geodesic 123 | 52° 05'.950N | 002° 42'.817E | Geodesic 124 | 52° 12'.350N | 002° 50'.317E | Geodesic 125 | 52° 17'.350N | 002° 55'.917E | Geodesic 126 | 52° 24'.950N | 003° 03'.417E | Geodesic 127 | 52° 37'.250N | 003° 10'.917E | Geodesic 128 | 52° 46'.950N | 003° 12'.217E | Geodesic 129 | 52° 52'.950N | 003° 10'.417E | Geodesic 130 | 53° 18'.050N | 003° 03'.317E | Geodesic 131 | 53° 28'.150N | 003° 00'.917E | Geodesic 132 | 53° 35'.050N | 002° 59'.217E | Geodesic 133 | 53° 40'.050N | 002° 57'.317E | Geodesic 134 | 53° 57'.750N | 002° 51'.917E | Geodesic 135 | 54° 22'.750N | 002° 45'.717E | Geodesic 136 | 54° 37'.250N | 002° 53'.817E | Geodesic 137 | 55° 45'.858N | 003° 22'.130E | Geodesic 138 | 55° 50'.059N | 003° 23'.913E | Geodesic 139 | 55° 55'.116N | 003° 20'.915E | Geodesic 140 | 56° 05'.159N | 003° 14'.914E | Geodesic 141 | 56° 35'.660N | 002° 36'.712E | Geodesic 142 | 57° 54'.262N | 001° 57'.807E | Geodesic 143 | 58° 25'.763N | 001° 28'.905E | Geodesic 144 | 59° 17'.365N | 001° 42'.602E | Geodesic 145 | 59° 53'.766N | 002° 04'.501E | Geodesic 146 | 61° 21'.370N | 001° 47'.295E | Geodesic 147 | 61° 44'.171N | 001° 33'.493E | Geodesic 148 | 61° 44'.171N | 001° 33'.117E | Geodesic 149 | 62° 16'.705N | 001° 10'.571E | Geodesic 150 | 62° 19'.652N | 001° 08'.409E | Geodesic 151 | 62° 22'.323N | 001° 06'.363E | Geodesic 152 | 62° 24'.918N | 001° 04'.323E | Geodesic 153 | 62° 27'.520N | 001° 02'.187E | Geodesic 154 | 62° 30'.137N | 000° 59'.991E | Geodesic 155 | 62° 32'.762N | 000° 57'.697E | Geodesic 156 | 62° 36'.319N | 000° 54'.638E | Geodesic 157 | 62° 39'.940N | 000° 51'.383E | Geodesic 158 | 62° 44'.246N | 000° 47'.352E | Geodesic 159 | 62° 53'.466N | 000° 38'.355E | Geodesic 160 | 62° 58'.325N | 000° 33'.406E | Geodesic 161 | 63° 03'.320N | 000° 28'.098E | Geodesic 162 | 63° 38'.153N | 000° 11'.103W | Geodesic 163 | 63° 44'.189N | 000° 18'.254W | Geodesic 164 | 63° 50'.424N | 000° 25'.904W | Geodesic 165 | 63° 53'.224N | 000° 29'.444W | Geodesic 166 | 63° 40'.649N | 000° 47'.736W | Geodesic 167 | 61° 59'.233N | 003° 03'.325W | Geodesic 168 | 61° 52'.114N | 003° 11'.729W | Geodesic 169 | 61° 21'.611N | 003° 47'.898W | Geodesic 170 | 61° 07'.651N | 003° 59'.619W | Geodesic 171 | 61° 04'.449N | 004° 02'.425W | Geodesic 172 | 61° 02'.757N | 004° 03'.859W | Geodesic 173 | 60° 54'.979N | 004° 10'.497W | Geodesic 174 | 60° 51'.809N | 004° 14'.008W | Geodesic 175 | 60° 47'.717N | 004° 18'.541W | Geodesic 176 | 60° 24'.077N | 004° 44'.272W | Geodesic 177 | 60° 21'.101N | 004° 56'.672W | Geodesic 178 | 60° 18'.754N | 005° 24'.195W | Geodesic 179 | 60° 13'.128N | 006° 25'.047W | Geodesic 180 | 59° 59'.536N | 009° 43'.613W | Geodesic 181 | 60° 02'.419N | 010° 33'.611W | Geodesic 182 | 60° 03'.090N | 010° 52'.953W | Geodesic 183 | 60° 02'.833N | 011° 16'.458W | Geodesic 184 | 60° 07'.306N | 012° 17'.622W | Geodesic 185 | 60° 09'.031N | 013° 16'.199W | 185 to 186 are joined by a line every point of which is 200 nautical miles from the nearest point on the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is measured. 186 | 56° 34'.63126N | 014° 19'.86168W | Parallel of latitude 187 | 56° 34'.63126N | 014° 10'.00000W | Meridian of longitude 188 | 56° 40'.00000N | 014° 10'.00000W | Parallel of latitude 189 | 56° 40'.00000N | 014° 00'.00000W | Meridian of longitude 190 | 56° 42'.00N | 014° 00'.00W | Parallel of latitude 191 | 56° 42'.00N | 012° 12'.00W | Meridian of longitude 192 | 56° 32'.50N | 012° 12'.00W | Parallel of latitude 193 | 56° 32'.50N | 010° 30'.00W | Meridian of longitude 194 | 56° 21'.50N | 010° 30'.00W | Parallel of latitude 195 | 56° 21'.50N | 009° 07'.00W | Meridian of longitude 196 | 56° 10'.00N | 009° 07'.00W | Parallel of latitude 197 | 56° 10'.00N | 008° 39'.50W | Meridian of longitude 198 | 56° 05'.00N | 008° 39'.50W | Parallel of latitude 199 | 56° 05'.00N | 008° 13'.00W | Meridian of longitude 200 | 56° 00'.00N | 008° 13'.00W | Parallel of latitude 201 | 56° 00'.00N | 007° 23'.00W | Meridian of longitude 202 | 55° 55'.00N | 007° 23'.00W | Parallel of latitude 203 | 55° 55'.00N | 007° 15'.00W | Meridian of longitude 204 | 55° 50'.00N | 007° 15'.00W | Parallel of latitude 205 | 55° 50'.00N | 007° 08'.00W | Meridian of longitude 206 | 55° 45'.00N | 007° 08'.00W | Parallel of latitude 207 | 55° 45'.00N | 007° 02'.00W | Meridian of longitude 208 | 55° 40'.00N | 007° 02'.00W | Parallel of latitude 209 | 55° 40'.00N | 006° 57'.00W | Meridian of longitude 210 | 55° 35'.00N | 006° 57'.00W | Parallel of latitude 211 | 55° 35'.00N | 006° 51'.00W | Meridian of longitude 212 | 55° 30'.00N | 006° 51'.00W | Parallel of latitude 213 | 55° 30'.00N | 006° 48'.00W | Meridian of longitude 214 | 55° 28'.00N | 006° 48'.00W | Parallel of latitude 215 | 55° 28'.00N | 006° 45'.00W | Straight line 216 | 55° 24'.89173N | 006° 44'.64809W

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SCHEDULE 2 AMENDMENTS TO LEGISLATION

Regulation 3 1 In regulation 3(10) of the Merchant Shipping (Reporting Requirements for Ships Carrying Dangerous or Polluting Goods) Regulations 1995 for sub-paragraph (b) substitute— (b) “controlled waters” means the areas of sea specified by the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution) (Limits) Regulations 2014 as waters within which the jurisdiction and rights of the United Kingdom are exercisable in accordance with Part XII of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea for the protection and preservation of the marine environment; . 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 In regulation 5 of the Merchant Shipping (Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Co-operation Convention) Regulations 1998 for paragraph (3) substitute— (3) In this regulation “controlled waters” means the areas of sea specified by the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution) (Limits) Regulations 2014 as waters within which the jurisdiction and rights of the United Kingdom are exercisable in accordance with Part XII of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea for the protection and preservation of the marine environment. . 5 In regulation 12(10) of the Merchant Shipping (Vessel Traffic Monitoring and Reporting Requirements) Regulations 2004 for paragraph (a) substitute— (a) “controlled waters” means the areas of sea specified by the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution) (Limits) Regulations 2014 as waters within which the jurisdiction and rights of the United Kingdom are exercisable in accordance with Part XII of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea for the protection and preservation of the marine environment; . 6 In regulation 2(1) of the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships) Regulations 2008 for the definition of “controlled waters” substitute— “controlled waters” means the areas of sea specified by the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution) (Limits) Regulations 2014 as waters within which the jurisdiction and rights of the United Kingdom are exercisable in accordance with Part XII of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea for the protection and preservation of the marine environment; . 7 In regulation 2(1) of the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution by Sewage and Garbage from Ships) Regulations 2008 for the definition of “controlled waters” substitute— “controlled waters” means the areas of sea specified by the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution) (Limits) Regulations 2014 as waters within which the jurisdiction and rights of the United Kingdom are exercisable in accordance with Part XII of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea for the protection and preservation of the marine environment; . 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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