Territorial Sea Act 1987

Section 3.

SCHEDULE 1Minor and Consequential Amendments

The Coast Protection Act 1949

1(1)In section 18(3) of the [1949 c. 74.] Coast Protection Act 1949 (prohibition of excavation etc. of materials on or under the seashore) for the words "lying to seaward therefrom" there shall be substituted the words "of the sea-shore lying to seaward of their area but within three nautical miles of the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea adjacent to Great Britain is measured,".

(2)In section 49(1) of that Act (interpretation) after the definition of "mortgage" there shall be inserted the following definition—

• “"nautical miles' means international nautical miles of 1,852 metres;”.

The Mineral Workings (Offshore Installations) Act 1971

2For the definition of "foreign sector of the continental shelf in section 1(4) of the [1971 c. 61.] Mineral Workings (Offshore Installations) Act 1971 there shall be substituted the following definition—

• “'foreign sector of the continental shelf means an area within which rights are exercisable with respect to the sea bed and subsoil and their natural resources by a country or territory outside the United Kingdom;”.

The Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act 1975

3In section 6(1) of the [1975 c. 51.] Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act 1975 (offence of placing unauthorised fixed engine in inland or tidal waters) after the words "inland or tidal waters" there shall be inserted the words "which are within the area of any water authority".

The Customs and Excise Management Act 1979

4(1)In section 1(1) of the [1979 c. 2.] Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 (interpretation) after the definition of "transit shed" there shall be inserted the following definition—

• “United Kingdom waters ' means any waters (including inland waters) within the seaward limits of the territorial sea of the United Kingdom;”.

(2)In section 35(7) of that Act (report inwards of ships and aircraft) for the words "within 12 nautical miles of the coast of the United Kingdom" there shall be substituted the words "in or over United Kingdom waters".

(3)In that Act the words "in United Kingdom waters" shall be substituted—

(a)in section 64(4) (clearance outwards of ships and aircraft) for the words "within the limits of a port or within 3 nautical miles of the coast of the United Kingdom";

(b)in section 88 (forfeiture of ship, aircraft or vehicle constructed etc. for concealing goods) for the words "within the limits of any port or within 3 or, being a British ship, 12 nautical miles of the coast of the United Kingdom";

(c)in section 89(1) and (2) (forfeiture of ship jettisoning cargo etc.) for the words "within 3 nautical miles of the coast of the United Kingdom";

(d)in section 142(2) (special provision as to forfeiture of larger ships) for the words "within 3 nautical miles of the coast of the United Kingdom".

The Alcoholic Liquor Duties Act 1979

5(1)In the Table in section 4(3) of the [1979 c. 4.] Alcoholic Liquor Duties Act 1979 (expressions defined in the Management Act) after the expression " 'tons register'" there shall be inserted the expression " 'United Kingdom waters' ".

(2)In section 26(4) of that Act (importation and exportation of spirits) for the words ", in the case of a British ship, within 12 or, in any other case, within 3 nautical miles of the coast of the United Kingdom" there shall be substituted the words "in United Kingdom waters".

The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981

6In section 36 of the [1981 c. 69.] Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (marine nature reserves)—

(a)in subsection (1) for the words "in or adjacent to Great Britain up to the seaward limits of territorial waters" there shall be substituted the words "which are landward of the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea adjacent to Great Britain is measured or are seaward of those baselines up to a distance of three nautical miles"; and

(b)in subsection (7) after the definition of "local authority" there shall be inserted the following definition—

• “'nautical miles' means international nautical miles of 1,852 metres.”.

The Oil and Gas (Enterprise) Act 1982

7(1)For the definition of "cross-boundary field" in section 22(6) of the [1982 c. 23.] Oil and Gas (Enterprise) Act 1982 there shall be substituted the following definition—

• “'cross-boundary field' means a field that extends across the boundary between waters falling within paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection (4) above and a foreign sector of the continental shelf;”.

(2)For the definition of "foreign sector of the continental shelf" in section 28(1) of that Act there shall be substituted the following definition—

• “'foreign sector of the continental shelf' means an area within which rights are exercisable with respect to the sea bed and subsoil and their natural resources by a country or territory outside the United Kingdom;”.

The Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984

8In section 6 of the [1984 c. 22.] Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 (under which the Port of London is for the purposes of that Act not to extend outside territorial waters) for the words "are for the time being" there shall be substituted the words "immediately before the coming into force of the Territorial Sea Act 1987 were".

The Nature Conservation and Amenity Lands (Northern Ireland) Order 1985

9In Article 20 of the [S.I. 1985/170 (N.I. 1).] Nature Conservation and Amenity Lands (Northern Ireland) Order 1985 (marine nature reserves)—

(a)in paragraph (1) for the words "in or adjacent to Northern Ireland up to the seaward limits of territorial waters" there shall be substituted the words "which are landward of the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea adjacent to Northern Ireland is measured or are seaward of those baselines up to a distance of three nautical miles"; and

(b)in paragraph (6) before the definition of "relevant body" there shall be inserted the following definition—

• “'nautical miles' means international nautical miles of 1,852 metres;”.