1Powers to apply employment legislation.#
(1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(2)In relation to employment concerned with the exploration or exploitation of a cross-boundary petroleum field, the powers to make Orders in Council under—
(a)section 10(5) of the noteSex Discrimination Act 1975, and
(b)section 8(5) of the noteRace Relations Act 1976,
in respect of designated areas shall be exercisable also in respect of foreign sectors of the continental shelf.
2Interpretation.#
In section 1 above—• “cross-boundary petroleum field” means a petroleum field that extends across the boundary between a designated area and a foreign sector of the continental shelf;• “designated area” means an area designated under section 1(7) of the noteContinental Shelf Act 1964;• “foreign sector of the continental shelf” means an area which is outside the territorial waters of any State and within which rights are exercisable by a State other than the United Kingdom with respect to the sea bed and subsoil and their natural resources;• “petroleum field” means a geological structure identified as an oil or gas field by the Order in Council concerned.
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