Maritime Zones Act 2012. Country/Territory Tuvalu Document type Legislation Date 2012 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to provide for the internal waters, the archipelagic waters, the territorial sea, the contiguous zone, the exclusive economic zone and the continental shelf of Tuvalu. Subject Sea, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Maritime zone Territorial sea EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone Continental shelf Sovereignty Ecosystem preservation Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Least Developed Countries, Oceania, Polynesia, Small Island Developing States, South Pacific Abstract This Act provides for the definition of: (a) the territorial sea; (b) Archipelagic waters; (c) the Contiguous Zone; (d) the Exclusive Economic Zone and the Continental Shelf of Tuvalu. Rights of Tuvalu in respect of the maritime zones are declared rights of other states in the marine zones are defined. The Act also defines the (archipelagic) baselines and the internal waters of Tuvalu and provides for regulation-making powers of the Minister. Such Rules may concern, among other things, the exploration and exploitation, conservation and management of the natural resources within the exclusive economic zone and the protection of the marine environment. The Minister may, by Order, for the purpose of implementing any international agreement or the award of any international body, declare that the outer limits of the exclusive economic zone of Tuvalu are such as are specified in the order. Full text English Website tuvalu-legislation.tv References - Legislation Repeals Marine Zones (Declaration) Act 1983 (Cap. 48.24). Legislation | Tuvalu | 1983 (2008) Keyword: Maritime zone, Territorial sea, EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone Source: FAO, FAOLEX Implemented by Declaration of the Outer Limits of the Territorial Sea 2012 (L.N. No. 13 of 2012). Legislation | Tuvalu | 2012 Keyword: Maritime zone, Territorial sea, Sovereignty Source: FAO, FAOLEX Declaration of the Outer Limits of the Exclusive Economic Zone 2012 (L.N. No. 12 of 2012). Legislation | Tuvalu | 2012 Keyword: Maritime zone, EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone, Sovereignty Source: FAO, FAOLEX Declaration of the Outer Limits of the Continental Shelf 2012 (L.N. No. 11 of 2012). Legislation | Tuvalu | 2012 Keyword: Maritime zone, Territorial sea, Continental shelf, Sovereignty Source: FAO, FAOLEX Declaration of Territorial Sea Baselines 2012 (L.N. No. 6 of 2012). Legislation | Tuvalu | 2012 Keyword: Maritime zone, Territorial sea, Sovereignty Source: FAO, FAOLEX Declaration of Archipelagic Baselines 2012 (L.N. No. 7 of 2012). Legislation | Tuvalu | 2012 Keyword: Maritime zone, Territorial sea, Sovereignty Source: FAO, FAOLEX