Continental Shelf (Designation of Areas) Order 2001 (S.I. No. 3670 of 2001). Country/Territory United Kingdom Document type Regulation Date 2000 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Sea Keyword Maritime zone Continental shelf Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Entry into force notes Coming into force 6 December 2001. Abstract This Order designates a further area of continental shelf in the Irish Sea as an area in which the rights of the United Kingdom with respect to the sea bed and subsoil and their natural resources are exercisable. The Order also corrects an error in the Schedule to the Continental Shelf (Designation of Areas) (Consolidation) Order 2000. Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk References - Legislation Amends Continental Shelf (Designation of Areas) (Consolidation) Order 2000 (S.I. No. 3062 of 2000). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2000 Keyword: Maritime zone, Continental shelf, Sovereignty Source: FAO, FAOLEX