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Marshall Islands Maritime Zones Declaration Act 2016 (P.L. 2016-5).

Country/Territory
Marshall Islands
Document type
Legislation
Date
2016
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Marshall Islands Sessional Legislation.
Long title
An Act to amend Chapter 1, Title 33 of the MIRC by repealing the Marine Zones Act of 1984, and replace with the Maritime Zones Declaration Act to provide for all the internal waters, the archipelagic waters, the territorial sea, the contiguous zone, the exclusive economic zone, and the continental shelf of the Republic of the Republic of the Marshall Islands.
Subject
Fisheries, Sea, Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Fishery management and conservation Marine fisheries Maritime zone Territorial sea EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone Continental shelf Sovereignty Ecosystem preservation
Geographical area
Micronesia, Oceania, South Pacific
Abstract

This Act provides for the declaration of maritime zones of the Marshall Islands and defines the boundaries of those zones and the jurisdiction of the Marshall Islands in those zones. Maritime zones are the Territorial Sea, Archipelagic Waters, the Contiguous Zone, the Exclusive Economic Zone and the Continental Shelf. The internal waters of the Republic are all waters on the landward side of the low-water line and closing lines described in the section that defines the baselines of the Territorial Sea. Archipelagic baselines are used to delimit maritime zones. The sovereignty of the Republic of the Marshall Islands extends to its land areas, internal waters, local government waters, territorial sea and archipelagic waters, and to the airspace over them and the seabed and subsoil under them, and the resources contained in them. The Act also defines rights of other states in the Maritime Zones of the Marshall Islands.

Full text
English
Website
www.paclii.org

References - Legislation

Amends

Regulation and Control of Shipping Act.

Legislation | Marshall Islands | 1966 (2006)

Keyword: Marine fisheries, Foreign fishing, Fishing authorization, Enforcement/compliance, Fishery management and conservation, Authorization/permit, Navigation

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Tuna and Game-Fish Conservation Zone Act 1996.

Legislation | Marshall Islands | 1996 (2006)

Keyword: Marine fisheries, Fishing area, Fishing authorization, Foreign fishing, Fishery management and conservation, Authorization/permit, Turtles, Endangered species, International trade, Protection of species

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Marine Resources Act (Chapter 1, Title 33).

Legislation | Marshall Islands | 1966 (1980)

Keyword: Marine fisheries, Fishing gear/fishing method, Fishery management and conservation, Management/conservation, Offences/penalties, Protection of species, Turtles

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Coast Conservation Act 1988.

Legislation | Marshall Islands | 1988 (2012)

Keyword: Coastal zone management, Land-use planning, EIA, Authorization/permit, Institution, Basic legislation

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

National Environmental Protection Act 1984.

Legislation | Marshall Islands | 1984 (2006)

Keyword: Framework law, Institution, EIA, Special fund, Offences/penalties, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Freshwater pollution, Water supply, Potable water, Pollution control

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Maritime Administration Act.

Legislation | Marshall Islands | 1990 (2023)

Keyword: Navigation, Institution

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repeals

Marine Zones (Declaration) Act 1984 (Public Law 1984-25).

Legislation | Marshall Islands | 1984 (2006)

Keyword: Maritime zone, Territorial sea, EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone, Sovereignty

Source: FAO, FAOLEX