JOINT DECLARATION OF 27 SEPTEMBER 1995

COOPERATION OVER OFFSHORE ACTIVITIES IN THE SOUTH WEST ATLANTIC

Comment - Agreement - Side Letters - PROCLAMATION

PROCLAMATION

No. 1 of 1997

In the name of Her Majesty Elizabeth II, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith,

By Richard Peter Ralph, Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, Governor of the Falkland Islands,

Whereas it was declared in a Joint Declaration issued on 27 September 1995 by the British and Argentine Governments ("the Joint Declaration") that they would cooperate in order to encourage offshore activities in the South West Atlantic and, in particular, would coordinate activities in tranches situated within an area for special cooperation ("the Special Area"),

Whereas parts of the Special Area lie beyond the designated areas of the continental shelf around the Falkland Islands, as described in Proclamation No.1 of 1991 and Proclamation No.1 of 1994 ("the previous Proclamations"),

And whereas there is a need to make further provision for the regulation of activities in the Special Area in accordance with the terms of the Joint Declaration,

Now therefore I, Richard Peter Ralph, acting in pursuance of instructions given by Her Majesty through a Secretary of State, do hereby Proclaim as follows:-

1. For the purpose of implementing the terms of the Joint Declaration (including agreed recommendations and decisions made by the Joint Commission established thereby) relating to the Special Area, Her Majesty will, in accordance with the rules of international law, exercise jurisdiction, in addition to that specified in the previous Proclamations, over the exploration and exploitation of the non-living resources of the seabed and subsoil of the Special Area, subject to such provision as may hereafter be made by law for such matters.

2. The Special Area is bounded by lines of the type described in Column 2 below, joining the points defined to the nearest minute of arc by coordinates of latitude and longitude on WGS 72 Datum specified in Column 1

Column 1 Column 2
Coordinates of Latitude and Longitude  Line Type
1. 52° 00' S, 63° 36' W  1-2 meridian
2 53° 10' S, 63° 36' W 2-3 parallel of latitude
3  53° 10' S, 62° 48' W 3-4 meridian
4 53° 25' S, 62° 48' W 4-5 parallel of latitude
5 53° 25' S, 61° 48' W 5-6 meridian
6 53° 40' S, 61° 48' W 6-7 parallel of latitude
7 53° 40' S, 61° 00' W 7-8 meridian
8 53° 00' S, 61° 00' W  8-9 parallel of latitude
9 53° 00' S, 62° 00' W 9-10 meridian
10. 52° 30' S, 62° 00' W 10-11 parallel of latitude
11. 52° 30' S, 62° 36' W 11-12 meridian
12. 52° 00' S, 62° 36' W 12-13 parallel of latitude
13. 52° 00' S, 63° 36' W


3. This Proclamation will become effective on 17th February 1997.

Given under my hand and the Public Seal of the Falkland Islands at Government House, Stanley, Falkland Islands, this 12th day of February in the year of Our Lord One Thousand Nine Hundred and Ninety-Seven

R P Ralph CVO
Governor

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN

 

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