Interpretation Act 2004 (No. 323 of 2013). Country/Territory Niue (New Zealand) Document type Legislation Date 2004 (2006) Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Niue Consolidated Legislation. Long titleAn Act relating to the interpretation, application, and effect of legislation and public documents. Subject Agricultural & rural development, Sea Keyword Governance Indigenous peoples Maritime zone Territorial sea Sovereignty Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Oceania, Polynesia, Small Island Developing States, South Pacific Abstract The purposes of this Act are: (a) to state principles and rules for the interpretation of legislation and public documents; (b) to shorten legislation and public documents; and (c) to promote consistency in the language and form of legislation and public documents. The Act, among other things, specifies the sources of Niuean law in order of priority, provides rule for the making of legislation defines the " territorial sea" (which has the same meaning as in section 4 of the Territorial Sea and Exclusive Economic Zone Act 1977). Full text English Website www.paclii.org References - Legislation Amended by Maritime Zones Act 2013 (No. 323 of 2013). Legislation | Niue (New Zealand) | 2013 Keyword: Marine fisheries, Maritime zone, Territorial sea, EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone, Continental shelf, Enforcement/compliance, Sovereignty Source: FAO, FAOLEX