Territorial Waters Order in Council 1964. Country/Territory United Kingdom Document type Regulation Date 1964 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 declares the baseline from which the breadth of the territorial sea adjacent to the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man is measured to be low-water line along the coast, including the coast of all islands comprised in those territories, except as otherwise provided in Articles 3 and 4 of this Order. For the purposes of this Article a low-tide elevation which lies wholly or partly within the breadth of sea which would be territorial sea if all low-tide elevations were disregarded for the purpose of the measurement of the breadth thereof and if Article 3 of this Order were omitted shall be treated as an island. Full text English References - Legislation Amended by Territorial Waters (Amendment) Order in Council 1979. Legislation | United Kingdom | 1979 Keyword: Maritime zone, Territorial sea, Sovereignty Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Territorial Sea (Baselines) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 1353 of 2014). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2014 Keyword: Maritime zone, Territorial sea, Sovereignty Source: FAO, FAOLEX