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Maritime Zones Act 2012.

Country/Territory
Tuvalu
Document type
Legislation
Date
2012
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An 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
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Website
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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