The Scottish Marine Regions Order 2015

The Scottish marine region for Argyll

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4.—(1) That part of the Scottish marine area, the boundaries of which are identified in paragraphs (2) to (6), is designated as a Scottish marine region to be known as ‘the Scottish marine region for Argyll’.

(2) It is bounded to the south by—

(a)firstly, a line between—

(i)the point on the mainland of Scotland where a line between the co-ordinates 55°18′25″ north latitude, 05°47′08″ west longitude and 55°17′56″ north latitude, 05°47′54″ west longitude intersects the landward limit of the Scottish marine area; and

(ii)the co-ordinate 55°17′56″ north latitude, 05°47′54″ west longitude; and

(b)secondly, a line between the co-ordinates 55°17′56″ north latitude, 05°47′54″ west longitude and 55°13′12″ north latitude, 05°53′33″ west longitude, defined by joining sequentially the following co-ordinates—

Co-ordinateNorth LatitudeWest Longitude
155°17′56″05°47′54″
255°17′47″05°48′22″
355°13′12″05°53′33″

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

(a)the co-ordinate 55°13′12″ north latitude, 05°53′33″ west longitude; and

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

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

(a)firstly, a line of shortest distance between the seaward limit of the Scottish marine area and the co-ordinate 56°27′52″ north latitude, 07°40′34″ west longitude; and

(b)secondly, a line joining the co-ordinates 56°27′52″ north latitude, 07°40′34″ west longitude and 56°47′29″ north latitude, 07°01′55″ west longitude, defined by joining sequentially the following co-ordinates—

Co-ordinateNorth LatitudeWest Longitude
156°27′52″07°40′34″
256°32′52″07°29′15″
356°43′12″07°13′38″
456°44′33″07°10′04″
556°45′06″07°08′15″
656°45′54″07°05′50″
756°47′29″07°01′55″

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

(a)firstly, a line between the co-ordinates 56°47′29″ north latitude, 07°01′55″ west longitude and 56°37′16″ north latitude, 05°19′27″ west longitude, defined by joining sequentially the following co-ordinates—

Co-ordinateNorth LatitudeWest Longitude
156°47′29″07°01′55″
256°46′45″06°57′54″
356°46′45″06°57′12″
456°47′26″06°48′13″
556°47′44″06°45′42″
656°48′38″06°40′07″
756°50′05″06°32′53″
856°49′00″06°30′26″
956°47′17″06°26′10″
1056°46′53″06°25′07″
1156°45′39″06°22′11″
1256°43′30″06°20′58″
1356°42′36″06°20′36″
1456°41′42″06°20′12″
1556°40′27″06°19′42″
1656°40′24″06°19′33″
1756°40′19″06°17′26″
1856°40′12″06°15′39″
1956°40′05″06°14′38″
2056°40′06″06°13′34″
2156°39′56″06°10′51″
2256°40′05″06°09′50″
2356°40′06″06°08′39″
2456°40′11″06°08′12″
2556°40′20″06°06′58″
2656°40′17″06°06′42″
2756°40′15″06°06′14″
2856°39′54″06°04′29″
2956°39′54″06°04′04″
3056°39′31″06°02′33″
3156°38′56″06°02′18″
3256°38′21″06°01′57″
3356°37′57″06°01′27″
3456°37′36″06°01′15″
3556°36′40″06°00′36″
3656°36′36″06°00′28″
3756°36′25″06°00′14″
3856°36′14″05°59′54″
3956°36′11″05°59′51″
4056°35′44″05°59′39″
4156°35′33″05°59′29″
4256°35′25″05°59′18″
4356°35′13″05°58′42″
4456°35′10″05°58′35″
4556°34′43″05°58′18″
4656°34′29″05°57′57″
4756°34′17″05°57′46″
4856°34′11″05°57′44″
4956°33′47″05°57′13″
5056°33′32″05°56′59″
5156°33′22″05°56′47″
5256°33′08″05°56′37″
5356°32′50″05°56′10″
5456°32′46″05°54′51″
5556°32′53″05°55′50″
5656°32′38″05°54′13″
5756°32′23″05°53′23″
5856°32′05″05°53′07″
5956°32′02″05°52′54″
6056°32′00″05°52′27″
6156°31′59″05°51′48″
6256°31′57″05°51′17″
6356°31′46″05°50′24″
6456°31′39″05°50′00″
6556°31′41″05°49′20″
6656°31′39″05°49′07″
6756°31′30″05°48′39″
6856°31′29″05°48′06″
6956°31′30″05°47′54″
7056°31′29″05°47′33″
7156°31′28″05°47′31″
7256°31′20″05°46′47″
7356°30′54″05°46′19″
7456°30′27″05°45′23″
7556°30′14″05°44′39″
7656°30′08″05°44′30″
7756°30′07″05°44′27″
7856°30′09″05°43′49″
7956°30′07″05°43′10″
8056°30′06″05°42′57″
8156°29′29″05°42′06″
8256°29′10″05°41′31″
8356°29′02″05°41′12″
8456°28′54″05°40′13″
8556°28′51″05°39′15″
8656°28′53″05°39′03″
8756°28′56″05°38′25″
8856°29′15″05°38′08″
8956°29′59″05°37′12″
9056°30′20″05°36′26″
9156°30′42″05°35′24″
9256°30′49″05°34′51″
9356°31′02″05°34′07″
9456°31′11″05°33′45″
9556°31′15″05°33′31″
9656°31′38″05°32′52″
9756°31′46″05°32′33″
9856°32′05″05°31′57″
9956°32′25″05°31′33″
10056°32′35″05°31′19″
10156°32′57″05°30′57″
10256°33′06″05°30′45″
10356°33′17″05°30′40″
10456°33′33″05°30′25″
10556°34′03″05°29′41″
10656°34′15″05°29′30″
10756°34′34″05°29′06″
10856°34′46″05°28′39″
10956°34′57″05°28′29″
11056°35′21″05°27′56″
11156°35′40″05°27′24″
11256°35′52″05°26′30″
11356°36′17″05°26′00″
11456°36′43″05°25′14″
11556°37′06″05°24′24″
11656°37′12″05°23′33″
11756°37′28″05°22′53″
11856°37′20″05°22′06″
11956°37′18″05°21′15″
12056°37′20″05°20′45″
12156°37′23″05°20′22″
12256°37′28″05°20′02″
12356°37′33″05°19′49″
12456°37′16″05°19′27″

; and

(b)secondly, a line between—

(i)the co-ordinate 56°37′16″ north latitude, 05°19′27″ west longitude; and

(ii)the point on the mainland of Scotland where a line between the co-ordinates 56°37′16″ north latitude, 05°19′27″ west longitude and 56°36′49″ north latitude, 05°18′51″ west longitude intersects the landward limit of the Scottish marine area.

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

(a)the point described in paragraph (5)(b)(ii); and

(b)the point described in paragraph (2)(a)(i).