Exclusive Economic Zone Act (Cap. T.5). Country/Territory Nigeria Document type Legislation Date 1978 (2013) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to delimit the Exclusive Economic Zone of Nigeria being an area extending up to 200 nautical miles seawards from the coasts of Nigeria. Within this Zone, and subject to universally recognized rights of other States (including land-locked States), Nigeria would exercise certain sovereign rights especially in relation to the conservation or exploitation of the natural resources (minerals, living species, etc.) of the sea bed, its subsoil and superjacent waters and the right to regulate by law the establishment of artificial structures and installations and marine scientific research, amongst other things. Subject Sea Keyword Maritime zone EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone Sovereignty Geographical area Africa, Western Africa Abstract This Act provides for the establishment of an Exclusive Economic Zone of Nigeria, delimits the zone at two hundred nautical miles from the baselines, and regulates certain activities within the Zone. The EEZ shall extend up to a distance of 200 nautical miles from the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial waters of Nigeria is measured. Section 2 provides for the exploitation of the EEZ. Section 4 provides for the applicability of criminal and civil laws in the EEZ: "Any act or omis Full text English Website www.placng.org