Telecommunications Act 1984

107 Application to territorial waters and the continental shelf etc.

(1) An Order in Council under section 23 of the [1982 c. 23.] Oil and Gas (Enterprise) Act 1982 (application of civil law) may make provision for treating for the purposes of this Act and subordinate legislation made under it—

(a) any installation in waters to which that section applies and with respect to which provision is made under that section; and

(b) any waters within five hundred metres of such an installation,

as if they were situated in such part of the United Kingdom as may be specified in the Order; and different provision may be so made for different purposes.

(2) In section 6 of the [1964 c. 29.] Continental Shelf Act 1964 (which makes, in relation to the [1949 c. 54.] Wireless Telegraphy Act 1949 and regulations made under it, provision corresponding to that made by subsection (1) above) for the words " an area or part" there shall be substituted the words " waters to which that section applies and ".

(3) In relation to any time before the coming into force of the said section 23, subsection (1) above shall have effect as if—

(a) for the words " section 23 of the Oil and Gas (Enterprise) Act 1982 " there were substituted the words " section 3 of the Continental Shelf Act 1964 "; and

(b) for the words " waters to which that section applies and " there were substituted the words " an area or part ".

(4) In this section—

• " installation" includes any floating structure or device maintained on a station by whatever means ;

• " subordinate legislation " has the same meaning as in the [1978 c. 30.] Interpretation Act 1978.