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S.I. No. 173/1959 - Maritime Jurisdiction Act, 1959 (Straight Baselines) Order, 1959.

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  3. s)or rangeBliain nó blianta nó raon TypeCineál All Legislation Acts Statutory Instruments Advanced SearchCuardach Casta HomeBaile Statutory InstrumentsIonstraimí Reachtúla 1959 S.I. No. 173/1959 - Maritime Jurisdiction Act, 1959 (Straight Baselines) Order, 1959. S.I. No. 173/1959 - Maritime Jurisdiction Act, 1959 (Straight Baselines) Order, 1959. AmendmentsLeasuithe S.I. No. 173 of 1959. MARITIME JURISDICTION ACT, 1959 (STRAIGHT BASELINES) ORDER, 1959. The Government, in exercise of the power conferred on them by subsection

(2)of section 4 of the Maritime Jurisdiction Act, 1959 (No. 22 of 1959), hereby order as follows :
  1. This Order may be cited as the Maritime Jurisdiction Act, 1959 (Straight Baselines) Order,
  3. This Order shall come into operation on the 1st day of January,
  5. Straight lines joining in succession the points the co-ordinates of which are given in a particular Part of the Schedule shall be straight baselines for the purposes of the Maritime Jurisdiction Act, 1959 . SCHEDULE. TERMINAL POINTS OF STRAIGHT BASELINES. Reference Number Co-ordinates of Points Location North Latitude West Longtitude Part A.
  6. 55°22·6' 7°24·2' Scart Rocks, Malin Head
  7. 55°15·4' 7°47·1' Melmore Head
  8. 55°13·7' 7°58·9' Horn Head
  9. 55°12·4' 8°09·5' Inishbeg
  10. 55°09·6' 8°17·0' Bloody Foreland
  11. 55°04·5' 8°28·9' Stag Rocks
  12. 55°00·8' 8°33·8' Rinrawros Point, Aran Island
  13. 54° 42·0' 8° 48·2' Malinmore Head Reference Number Co-ordinates of Points Location North Latitude West Longtitude Part B.
  14. 54°39·6' 8°47·3' West entrance to Malinbeg Bay
  15. 54°17·8' 9°03·3' Lenadoon Point
  16. 54°19·7' 9°20·5' Downpatrick Head Part C.
  17. 54°19·8' 9°51·9' Kid Island, Broadhaven
  18. 54°18·6' 9°59·9' Rocky Island, Erris Head
  19. 54°16·9' 10°05·6' Eagle Island
  20. 54°03·7' 10°21·0' Blacksod Bay (Rock to S.W. of Black Rock)
  21. 53°58·3' 10°16·5' Carrickakin, Achill Island
  22. 53°36·3' 10°19·2' Kemmeen Rocks, Inishark
  23. 53°24·0' 10°14·5' Slyne Head
  24. 53°08·8' 9°51·6' Eeragh Island, Aran Islands
  25. 53°08·4' 9°50·9' South Island, Aran Islands Part D.
  26. 53°05·2' 9°38·5' S.E. corner Inishmore, Aran Islands
  27. 53°03·9' 9°37·0' Inishmaan, Aran Islands
  28. 53°02·8' 9°33·3' Inisheer, Aran Islands
  29. 52°56·4' 9°28·5' Cregga More
  30. 52°43·8' 9°38·2' Donegal Point Part E.
  31. 52°33·6' 9°56·3' Loop Head
  32. 52°25·2' 9°56·8' Kerry Head
  33. 52°17·6' 10°10·4' Deelick Point Part F.
  34. 52°10·9' 10°28·4' Sybil Point
  35. 52°08·3' 10°34·5' Inishtooskert, Blasket Islands
  36. 52°07·7' 10°35·7' Carrigduff, Blasket Islands
  37. 52°04·6' 10°41·0' Tearaght Rocks West, Inistearaght
  38. 52°01·3' 10°41·3' Great Foze Rock
  39. 51° 45·8' 10° 32·7' Washerwoman Rock, Great Skellig Reference Number Co-ordinates of Points Location North Latitude West Latitude
  40. 51°35·5' 10°18·5' Gull Rock, Dursey Island
  41. 51°34·2' 10°14·8' Calf Rock, Dursey Island
  42. 51°26·9' 9°49·2' Mizen Head
  43. 51°25·2' 9°30·8' Bream Point, Cape Clear
  44. 51°28·0' 9°13·4' The Stags, Toe Head
  45. 51°31·8' 8°57·2' Galley Head
  46. 51°34·2' 8°42·7' Seven Heads
  47. 51°36·3' 8°32·0' Old Head of Kinsale
  48. 51°49·5' 7°59·0' Ballycotton Island
  49. 51°52·9' 7°51·2' Capel Island, Knockadoon Head
  50. 51°56·5' 7°42·4' Ram Head
  51. 51°59·6' 7°34·6' The Rogue, Mine Head
  52. 52°07·4' 6°55·7' Hook Head
  53. 52°06·5' 6°37·4' Great Saltee Island (Souther most Point)
  54. 52°09·2' 6°24·6' Black Rock, Carnsore
  55. 52° 10·3' 6° 21·8' Carnsore Point GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Government, this 20th day of October,
  56. SEÁN F. LEMASS, Taoiseach. EXPLANATORY NOTE. The Order prescribes straight baselines from which the territorial seas are to be measured in relation to certain parts of the national territory. A map showing the prescribed straight baselines is annexed. Maritime Jurisdiction Act, 1959 . (Straight Baselines) Order,
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