NIM33254 | Special Cases: India - Territorial scope

Social security agreement between the UK and India: Territorial scope

Article 1 of the India Agreement

Article 3 of the India Agreement

For the purpose of applying this agreement, India means the Republic of India and the United Kingdom means the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

At any time after this agreement enters into force it may be extended to include the Isle of Man and/or Guernsey. When this agreement is extended then the Isle of Man and Guernsey competent authorities will be responsible for providing the necessary technical guidance regarding the application of the agreement in their jurisdiction.

Article 3 provides the territorial scope of the Agreement. It applies:

- in relation to the UK, to the UK (including its territorial seas) and the UK continental shelf, and

- in relation to India, to India, its territorial sea and the airspace above it, Exclusive Economic Zone, and the Indian continental shelf.