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Royal Proclamation establishing a Contiguous Zone of the Kingdom of Thailand.

Country/Territory
Thailand
Document type
Legislation
Date
1995
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Sea
Keyword
Basic legislation Territorial sea Maritime zone Navigation Offences/penalties Sovereignty
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, Indian Ocean, South-Eastern Asia
Abstract

A Contiguous Zone of Thailand adjacent to its territorial sea is hereby established at twenty-four nautical miles measured from the baselines used for measuring the territorial sea. Thailand shall prevent and/or punish violations of customs, fiscal, sanitary or immigration laws or regulations that are committed or may be committed in its territorial sea.

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English