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Interpretation (Amendment) Act 1997.

Country/Territory
Nauru
Document type
Legislation
Date
1997
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Sea
Keyword
EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone Maritime zone Territorial sea Continental shelf Sovereignty
Geographical area
Asia and the Pacific, Micronesia, Oceania, Small Island Developing States, South Pacific
Abstract

This amendment inserts section 2 to the basic Act. There are provisions relating to the territorial waters of Nauru as well as the exclusive economic zone and the continental shelf. Nauru is defined as the 'Island of Nauru together with the internal waters and the territorial sea, the bed and subsoil beneath the internal waters and the territorial sea.'

Full text
English

References - Legislation

Amends

Interpretation Act 1971.

Legislation | Nauru | 1972

Keyword: Maritime zone, Territorial sea, Sovereignty

Source: FAO, FAOLEX