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Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in
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"Iris Oifigiúil" of 21st February, 2014.
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The Government, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by section 87 (3) of the Sea Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act 2006 (No. 8 of 2006), hereby orders as follows:
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1. (1) This Order may be cited as the Maritime Jurisdiction (Boundaries of Exclusive Economic Zone) Order 2014.
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(2) This Order shall come into operation on 31 March 2014.
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2. The boundary of the exclusive economic zone of the State in the Irish Sea and the Celtic Sea is formed by a series of geodesic lines connecting the following points defined by co-ordinates of latitude and longitude on the World Geodetic System 1984 datum (WGS 1984), in the sequence given below:
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Reference
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Latitude
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Longitude
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1
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53° 52.22106 N
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5° 49.53816 W
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2
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53° 46.00 N
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5° 22.00 W
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3
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53° 45.80 N
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5° 22.00 W
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4
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53° 45.80 N
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5° 19.33 W
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5
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53° 44.40 N
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5° 19.33 W
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6
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53° 44.40 N
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5° 17.85 W
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7
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53° 42.14 N
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5° 17.85 W
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8
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53° 42.14 N
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5° 16.34 W
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9
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53° 39.00 N
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5° 16.34 W
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10
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53° 39.00 N
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5° 17.00 W
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11
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53° 32.00 N
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5° 17.00 W
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12
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53° 32.00 N
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5° 19.00 W
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13
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53° 26.00 N
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5° 19.00 W
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14
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53° 26.00 N
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5° 20.00 W
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15
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53° 09.00 N
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5° 20.00 W
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16
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53° 09.00 N
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5° 19.00 W
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17
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52° 59.00 N
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5° 19.00 W
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18
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52° 59.00 N
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5° 22.50 W
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19
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52° 52.00 N
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5° 22.50 W
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20
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52° 52.00 N
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5° 24.50 W
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21
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52° 44.00 N
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5° 24.50 W
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22
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52° 44.00 N
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5° 28.00 W
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23
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52° 32.00 N
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5° 28.00 W
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24
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52° 32.00 N
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5° 22.80 W
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25
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52° 24.00 N
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5° 22.80 W
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26
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52° 24.00 N
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5° 35.00 W
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27
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52° 16.00 N
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5° 35.00 W
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28
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52° 16.00 N
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5° 39.00 W
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29
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52° 12.00 N
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5° 39.00 W
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30
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52° 12.00 N
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5° 42.00 W
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31
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52° 08.00 N
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5° 42.00 W
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32
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52° 08.00 N
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5° 46.00 W
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33
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52° 04.00 N
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5° 46.00 W
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34
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52° 04.00 N
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5° 50.00 W
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35
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52° 00.00 N
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5° 50.00 W
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36
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52° 00.00 N
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5° 54.00 W
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37
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51° 58.00 N
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5° 54.00 W
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38
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51° 58.00 N
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5° 57.00 W
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39
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51° 54.00 N
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5° 57.00 W
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40
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51° 54.00 N
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6° 00.00 W
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41
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51° 50.00 N
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6° 00.00 W
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42
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51° 50.00 N
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6° 06.00 W
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43
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51° 40.00 N
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6° 06.00 W
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44
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51° 40.00 N
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6° 18.00 W
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45
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51° 30.00 N
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6° 18.00 W
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46
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51° 30.00 N
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6° 33.00 W
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47
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51° 20.00 N
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6° 33.00 W
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48
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51° 20.00 N
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6° 42.00 W
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49
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51° 10.00 N
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6° 42.00 W
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50
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51° 10.00 N
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6° 48.00 W
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51
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51° 00.00 N
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6° 48.00 W
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52
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51° 00.00 N
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7° 03.00 W
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53
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50° 50.00 N
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7° 03.00 W
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54
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50° 50.00 N
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7° 12.00 W
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55
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50° 40.00 N
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7° 12.00 W
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56
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50° 40.00 N
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7° 36.00 W
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57
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50° 30.00 N
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7° 36.00 W
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58
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50° 30.00 N
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8° 00.00 W
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59
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50° 20.00 N
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8° 00.00 W
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60
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50° 20.00 N
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8° 12.00 W
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61
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50° 10.00 N
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8° 12.00 W
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62
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50° 10.00 N
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8° 24.00 W
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63
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50° 00.00 N
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8° 24.00 W
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64
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50° 00.00000 N
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8° 32.02264 W
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65
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49° 50.00000 N
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8° 32.02264 W
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66
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49° 50.00000 N
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8° 36.00000 W
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67
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49° 40.00000 N
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8° 36.00000 W
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68
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49° 40.00000 N
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8° 45.00000 W
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69
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49° 30.00000 N
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8° 45.00000 W
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70
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49° 30.00000 N
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9° 03.00000 W
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71
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49° 20.00000 N
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9° 03.00000 W
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72
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49° 20.00000 N
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9° 12.00000 W
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73
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49° 10.00000 N
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9° 12.00000 W
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74
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49° 10.00000 N
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9° 17.00000 W
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75
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49° 00.00000 N
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9° 17.00000 W
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76
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49° 00.00000 N
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9° 24.00000 W
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77
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48° 50.00000 N
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9° 24.00000 W
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78
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48° 50.00000 N
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9° 24.53688 W
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79
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48° 30.00000 N
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9° 24.53688 W
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80
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48° 30.00000 N
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9° 48.00000 W
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81
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48° 20.00000 N
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9° 48.00000 W
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82
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48° 20.00000 N
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9° 55.00241 W
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83
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48° 10.81127 N
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9° 55.00241 W
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84
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48° 10.81127 N
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10° 48.56229 W
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3. The boundary of the exclusive economic zone of the State in the North-East Atlantic Ocean is formed by a series of geodesic lines connecting the following points defined by co-ordinates of latitude and longitude on the World Geodetic System 1984 datum (WGS 1984), in the sequence given below:
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Reference
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Latitude
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Longitude
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85
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55° 24.89173 N
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6° 44.64809 W
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86
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55° 28.00 N
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6° 45.00 W
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87
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55° 28.00 N
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6° 48.00 W
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88
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55° 30.00 N
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6° 48.00 W
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89
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55° 30.00 N
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6° 51.00 W
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90
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55° 35.00 N
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6° 51.00 W
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91
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55° 35.00 N
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6° 57.00 W
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92
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55° 40.00 N
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6° 57.00 W
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93
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55° 40.00 N
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7° 02.00 W
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94
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55° 45.00 N
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7° 02.00 W
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95
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55° 45.00 N
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7° 08.00 W
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96
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55° 50.00 N
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7° 08.00 W
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97
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55° 50.00 N
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7° 15.00 W
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98
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55° 55.00 N
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7° 15.00 W
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99
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55° 55.00 N
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7° 23.00 W
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100
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56° 00.00 N
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7° 23.00 W
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101
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56° 00.00 N
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8° 13.00 W
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102
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56° 05.00 N
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8° 13.00 W
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103
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56° 05.00 N
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8° 39.50 W
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104
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56° 10.00 N
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8° 39.50 W
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105
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56° 10.00 N
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9° 07.00 W
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106
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56° 21.50 N
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9° 07.00 W
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107
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56° 21.50 N
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10° 30.00 W
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108
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56° 32.50 N
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10° 30.00 W
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109
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56° 32.50 N
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12° 12.00 W
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110
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56° 42.00 N
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12° 12.00 W
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111
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56° 42.00 N
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14° 00.00 W
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112
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56° 40.00000 N
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14° 00.00000 W
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113
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56° 40.00000 N
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14° 10.00000 W
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114
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56° 34.63126 N
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14° 10.00000 W
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115
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56° 34.63126 N
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14° 19.86168 W
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4. As provided by Section 87 (2) of the Sea Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act 2006 , the outer limit of the exclusive economic zone between reference number 84 set out in Article 2 of this Order and reference number 115 set out in Article 3 of this Order is the line every point of which lies at a distance of 200 nautical miles from the nearest point of the baseline.
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5. The Maritime Jurisdiction (Exclusive Fishery Limits) Order 1976 ( S.I. No. 320 of 1976 ) is revoked.
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GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Government,
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11 February 2014.
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ENDA KENNY,
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Taoiseach.
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
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(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)
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The purpose of this Order is to designate the boundaries of the exclusive economic zone of the State.
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