Maritime Areas Act, 1983 (Act No. 15). Country/Territory Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Document type Legislation Date 1983 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Official Gazette, Supplement 1983, pp 47-57. Long titleAn Act to declare the Maritime Areas and for matters incidental thereto and connected therewith. Subject Sea Keyword Maritime zone Territorial sea EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone Continental shelf Navigation Sovereignty Geographical area Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, Small Island Developing States Abstract The Act makes provision for the definition of Internal Waters (sec.3), the Archipelagic Waters (sec.4), the territorial sea (sec.5), the Contiguous Zone (sec.6), the Exclusive Economic Zone (sec.7), and the Continental Shelf (sec.8). Provisions of sections 10-22 specify for each of these maritime areas sovereign rights, prohibited and allowed activities, and regulation making powers of the Minister. (23 sections) Full text English References - Legislation Implemented by Notice No. 60 on Archipelagic Closing Lines of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Legislation | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2014 Keyword: Maritime zone, Sovereignty Source: FAO, FAOLEX