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Cayman Islands (Territorial Sea) Order, 1989.

Country/Territory
Cayman Islands (UK)
Document type
Regulation
Date
1989
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Gazette No. 4 of 1990 (Supplement No. 1), 3 pp.
Subject
Sea
Keyword
Maritime zone Territorial sea Sovereignty
Geographical area
Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean
Entry into force notes
Entry into force on 1 January 1990.
Abstract

This Order extends the boundaries of the Cayman Islands so as to include, as territorial sea, the sea within twelve nautical miles of the baselines of the Cayman Islands, together with its seabed and subsoil, and makes other provisions relating thereto. In particular, it defines the baseline from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured. In general, the baseline is the low-water line along the coast, including the coast of all islands, except where there are fringing reefs or bays. Section 5 defines the baselines in bays, whereas section 6 defines "bays", "fringing reefs", "islands ", and "low-tide elevation".

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