Continental Shelf (Designated Areas) Order, 1974. Country/Territory Ireland Document type Regulation Date 1974 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Sea Keyword Maritime zone Continental shelf Sovereignty Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract The areas set out in the Schedule to this Order are hereby designated as areas within which the rights of the State outside the territorial seas over the sea-bed and subsoil for the purpose of exploring such sea-bed and subsoil and exploiting their natural resources may be exercised. The area is bounded by a line joining specified co-ordinates. Full text English References - Legislation Implements Continental Shelf Act, 1968. Legislation | Ireland | 1968 (2000) Keyword: Marine pollution, Marine fisheries, Maritime zone, Continental shelf, Offences/penalties, Sovereignty Source: FAO, FAOLEX