Territorial Sea (Limits) Order 1989. Country/Territory United Kingdom Document type Regulation Date 1989 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Sea Keyword Maritime zone Territorial sea Sovereignty Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract This Order provides for the seaward limit of the territorial sea adjacent to the United Kingdom in the Straits of Dover and in the vicinity of the Isle of Man. the limit in the Straits of Dover is constituted of straight lines (being loxodromic lines) joining points indicated in the Schedule and follows the line defined in the Agreement of 2 November 1988 between the Government of the United Kingdom and the Government of the French Republic relating to the Delimitation of the Territorial Sea in the Straits of Dover. The limit near the Isle of Man shall be the median line (defined in article 4). Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk References - Legislation Implements Territorial Sea Act 1987 (Chapter 49). Legislation | United Kingdom | 1987 Keyword: Maritime zone, Territorial sea, Sovereignty Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repeals Territorial Sea (Limits) Order 1987. Legislation | United Kingdom | 1987 Keyword: Maritime zone, Territorial sea, Sovereignty Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Territorial Sea (Limits) (Amendment) Order 2013 (S.I. No. 3164 of 2013). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2013 Keyword: Maritime zone, Territorial sea, Sovereignty Source: FAO, FAOLEX