The Scottish Marine Regions Order 2015

The Scottish marine region for the Orkney Islands

8.—(1) Those parts of the Scottish marine area, the boundaries of which are identified in paragraphs (2) to (6), are designated as a Scottish marine region to be known as ‘the Scottish marine region for the Orkney Islands’.

(2) It is bounded to the south by—

(a) firstly, a line of shortest distance between the seaward limit of the Scottish marine area and the co-ordinate 58°38′47″ north latitude, 02°32′38″ west longitude;

(b) secondly, a line between the co-ordinates 58°38′47″ north latitude, 02°32′38″ west longitude and 58°38′37″ north latitude, 02°57′05″ west longitude;

(c) thirdly, a line between the co-ordinates 58°38′37″ north latitude, 02°57′05″ west longitude and 58°48′08″ north latitude, 03°46′13″west longitude, defined by joining sequentially the following co-ordinates—

Co-ordinate	North Latitude	West Longitude
1	58°38′37″	02°57′05″
2	58°39′53″	02°58′22″
3	58°42′05″	03°01′45″
4	58°44′11″	03°09′17″
5	58°43′48″	03°11′06″
6	58°42′55″	03°13′24″
7	58°42′53″	03°14′25″
8	58°43′52″	03°19′49″
9	58°48′08″	03°46′13″

; and

(d) fourthly, a line of shortest distance between the co-ordinate 58°48′08″ north latitude, 03°46′13″ west longitude and the seaward limit of the Scottish marine area.

(3) It is bounded to the west and north by the seaward limit of the Scottish marine area between—

(a) the point it meets the line described in paragraph (2)(d); and

(b) the point it meets the line described in paragraph (4)(a).

(4) It is bounded to the north-east by—

(a) firstly, a line of shortest distance between the seaward limit of the Scottish marine area and the co-ordinate 59°29′21″ north latitude, 02°02′15″ west longitude;

(b) secondly, a line between the co-ordinates 59°29′21″ north latitude, 02°02′15″ west longitude and 59°24′42″ north latitude, 01°59′19″ west longitude; and

(c) thirdly, a line of shortest distance between the co-ordinate 59°24′42″ north latitude, 01°59′19″ west longitude and the seaward limit of the Scottish marine area.

(5) It is bounded to the east by the seaward limit of the Scottish marine area between—

(a) the point it meets the line described in paragraph (4)(c); and

(b) the point it meets the line described in paragraph (2)(a).

(6) The Scottish marine region for the Orkney Islands includes that part of the Scottish marine area which is adjacent to the following Scottish islands—

(a) Sule Stack(1); and

(b) Sule Skerry(2),

and bounded to the north, east, south and west by the seaward limit of the Scottish marine area.

(1)

The centroid co-ordinates of Sule Stack are 59°01′28″ north latitude, 04°30′18″ west longitude.

(2)

The centroid co-ordinates of Sule Skerry are 59°05′09″ north latitude, 04°24′21″ west longitude.