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This Order applies English, Scottish and Northern Irish criminal law to relevant activities taking place on, under or above, or within 500 metres of, offshore installations situated in United Kingdom territorial waters and in waters within areas designated as part of the United Kingdom continental shelf under the Continental Shelf Act 1964. It also enables courts in any place in the United Kingdom to exercise criminal jurisdiction in relation to such activities.
This Order replaces provisions previously contained in sections 3(1) and 11(3) of the Continental Shelf Act 1964 which, however, applied only to the designated areas.
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