Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) Order 2013 - Scottish Zone; Renewable Energy Zone (REZ) and Gas Importation and Storage Zone (GISZ) Limits - EEZ Order 2013

What is it: 

An exclusive economic zone (EEZ) is the zone in which the coastal state exercises the rights under Part V of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. These rights relate principally to the water column and may extend to 200 nautical miles from baselines.

Article 2 of the Exclusive Economic Zone Order 2013 declares the area of the United Kingdom EEZ. The Order came into force on 31 March 2014. The layer shows the EEZ around Scotland: Scotland being defined under the terms of the Scotland Act 1998.

Updated figures about the size of the Scottish sea area etc. (as found in Scotland’s Marine Atlas) can be accessed in the ‘Data Sources’ tab at the bottom of the page.

See the legend tab on MS Maps NMPi layers for the various components of the limit; part of the limit is the Scottish Adjacent Waters Boundary.

Links to Scotland's Marine Atlas: 
Chapter 1: Introduction
Data originators: 
United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO)
This information page is part of the theme: 
Limits and Boundaries
Various maritime limits around Scotland © Marine Scotland
More Information: 

Section 41 of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 made provision for the declaration of an EEZ.

The position of the EEZ reflects the treaties which have been concluded with Belgium, Denmark, France, Ireland, the Netherlands and Norway, and the understanding with Germany.

Article 3 is required because under the treaties with Denmark relating to the Faroe Islands the area to the north of the line specified can only be utilised for the purposes of renewable energy and gas storage with the prior consent of Denmark.

The Gas Importation and Storage Zone and the Renewable Energy Zone generally follow the EEZ boundary. Under treaties with Denmark relating to the Faroe Islands the area to the north of the line specified (i.e between the EEZ and the GISZ and REZ) can only be utilised for the purposes of renewable energy and gas storage with the prior consent of Denmark.

This page was last modified on : 
Friday, June 14, 2019 - 09:32

Links and Resources

Map Type Click title for metadata and licence informationsort descending Date of data View Map
Map Layers (NMPi) Renewable Energy Zone (REZ) and Gas Importation and Storage Zone (GISZ) Limits adjacent to Scotland - EEZ Order 2013 2013-03-10 Access this map on NMPi
Map Layers (NMPi) Scottish Zone (200M Limit) - Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) adjacent to Scotland - Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) Order 2013 2013-03-10 Access this map on NMPi
Type Link Titlesort descending External Link
Statistics Facts and figures about Scotland's sea area (coastline length, sea area in sq kms)
Web link UKHO INSPIRE portal and MEDIN Bathymetry Data Archive Centre www.gov.uk
Data Portals UKHO INSPIRE portal and MEDIN Bathymetry Data Archive Centre (Geospatial viewer and download) data.admiralty.co.uk
Type Title External link
Legislation Scotland Act 1998 www.legislation.gov.uk
Legislation Scottish Adjacent Waters Boundaries Order 1999 www.legislation.gov.uk
Legislation The Exclusive Economic Zone Order 2013 www.legislation.gov.uk