Continental Shelf (Designated Areas) Order, 2001 (S.I. 657 of 2001). Country/Territory Ireland Document type Regulation Date 2001 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 This Order provides for the designation of an additional area of the Continental Shelf beyond that designated in S.I. 92 of 1993, in which the rights of the State in regard to the natural resources of the sea-bed and subsoil of the Continental Shelf may be exercised. Full text English Website www.irishstatutebook.ie 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