Continental Shelf (Designated Areas) Order, 2014 (S.I. No. 87 of 2014). Country/Territory Ireland Document type Regulation Date 2014 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 amends the Continental Shelf (Designated Areas) Order 1993 so as to designate the areas concerned as areas within which the rights of the State to explore and exploit the natural resources of the seabed 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