Continental Shelf Act, 1964. Pays/Territoire Royaume-Uni Type du document Législation Date 1964 Source FAO, FAOLEX Titre completAn Act to make provision as to the exploration and exploitation of the continental shelf; to enable effect to be given to certain provisions of the Convention on the High Seas done in Geneva on 29th April 1958; and on matters connected with those purposes. Sujet Mer Mot clé Zone marine Plateau continental Souveraineté Aire géographique Îles de l'Océan Atlantique, Europe, Europe et Asie Centrale, Atlantique Nord, Mer du Nord, Atlantique du Nord-Est, Europe du Nord Résumé Any rights exercisable by the United Kingdom outside territorial waters with respect to the sea-bed and subsoil and their natural resources, except so far as they are exercisable in relation to coal, are hereby vested in Her Majesty. Her Majesty may from time to time by Order in Council designate any area as an area within which the above mentioned rights exercisable, and any area so designated is in this Act referred to as a designated area. Other provisions of this Act concern navigation, discharge of oil and prosecution of offences; Proceedings for any offence under this Act (including an offence under another Act as applied by or under this Act and anything that is an offence by virtue of section 3(1) of this Act) may be taken, and the offence may for all incidental purposes be treated as having been committed, in any place in the United Kingdom. Texte intégral Anglais