What effect would scottish independence have on the UK tree industry?

[wrsni]

scotland does not own the oil, its in uk waters

 

I was going to ask who determined that it actually is "Scotlands oil" but was scared of the reaction!

[woody3]

I was going to ask who determined that it actually is "Scotlands oil" but was scared of the reaction!

 

the problem will be most of europe making a claim also

[Mike Dempsey]

The oil which is in Scotland's territorial waters will be Scotland's oil. Not too difficult to work out. Most of Europe may like to stake a claim but that would be the same as the UK staking a claim in the oil in Norway's territorial waters, not a chance. If, as it has been suggested here and other places that Scotland wouldn't be a member of the EU, there is even less of a chance that any other country would be able to access it or the fish or anything else.

At present Salmond has said he wants to be part of the EU. Salmond might not be in power as the SNP will dissolve once Independence has been reached. A new Government might wish to hold a referendum on EU membership (something you are not going to get down south in a hurry btw). Nothing is cast in concrete and many things may change over the next few years if independence is gained. Its a brand new entity and there will be opportunities to influence and make policy. I just hope it wont be the bankers and finance men who get to dictate what happens like they do down south!

[wrsni]

The oil which is in Scotland's territorial waters will be Scotland's oil.

 

Well then given that as it stands at present Scotland has NO territorial waters, it's not looking too promising.

 

The UK has territorial waters but not Scotland.

[agrimog]

there is a lot of humming and haaing going on , but nobody will come out and say the truth...nobody actually knows what is going to happen if the vote is yes, no actuall decissions have been taken, but it will be an interesting situation, what will the unelected "goverment" of the uk actually do when one of the free countries in the union want , by public decsission, to leave the union, there good at shouting for every other country in the world to be left to make up thee own mind, but when its there cash cow, its a different story, hypocroscy springs to mind, Sept isnt far away, but Scumron and his bum chums need to remember, 2015 and a general election is looming to

[john burgess]

If Scotland becomes independent how does that a effect University fees

[woody3]

Well then given that as it stands at present Scotland has NO territorial waters, it's not looking too promising.

 

The UK has territorial waters but not Scotland.

 

+1

 

the territorial waters belong to the crown, that is written in law, scotland own nothing,

[woody3]

there is a lot of humming and haaing going on , but nobody will come out and say the truth...nobody actually knows what is going to happen if the vote is yes, no actuall decissions have been taken, but it will be an interesting situation, what will the unelected "goverment" of the uk actually do when one of the free countries in the union want , by public decsission, to leave the union, there good at shouting for every other country in the world to be left to make up thee own mind, but when its there cash cow, its a different story, hypocroscy springs to mind, Sept isnt far away, but Scumron and his bum chums need to remember, 2015 and a general election is looming to

 

the snp wants to be a sovereign state which are controlled by Westminster, you will end up with no more than a parish council with no power

[Mull]

Given that Scotland is not a sovereign state, it has no effective maritime boundaries; and any claims Scotland may assert are subsumed as part of claims made by the United Kingdom. It could be argued that there is no definitive 'Scottish' sector of the North Sea in the same way there isn't a Norwegian sector or a Danish sector, or indeed a UK sector. However due to the existence of two separate legal systems in Great Britain — that of Scots law pertaining to Scotland and English law pertaining to England and Wales, constitutional law in the United Kingdom has provided for the division of the UK sector of the North Sea into specific Scottish and English components.[5] The Continental Shelf Act 1964 and the Continental Shelf (Jurisdiction) Order 1968 defines the UK North Sea maritime area to the north of latitude 55 degrees north as being under the jurisdiction of Scots law[6] meaning that 90% of the UK's oil resources were under Scottish jurisdiction.[7][8] In addition, section 126 of the Scotland Act 1998 defines Scottish waters as the internal waters and territorial sea of the United Kingdom as are adjacent to Scotland.[9] This has been subsequently amended by the Scottish Adjacent Waters Boundary Order 1999 which redefined the extent of Scottish waters and Scottish fishery limits.[10][11]

[woody3]

Given that Scotland is not a sovereign state

 

if it is a yes vote that is what scotland would become:001_rolleyes:

 

also more job losses

 

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