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Territorial Sea Act, 1969 (Cap. 1:51).

Country/Territory
Trinidad and Tobago
Document type
Legislation
Date
1969 (2011)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
L.R.O. (Official Gazette) 1/1980, p. 3-5.
Long title
An Act to make provision with respect to the Territorial Sea of Trinidad and Tobago.
Subject
Sea
Keyword
Maritime zone Territorial sea Sovereignty
Geographical area
Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, Small Island Developing States
Abstract

The Act delimits the territorial sea of Trinidad and Tobago at twelve nautical miles from the nearest point of the baseline. Section 5 provides for a definition of the baseline, section 7 for a definition of low-water line. (9 sections)

Full text
English
Website
rgd.legalaffairs.gov.tt

References - Legislation

Amended by

Territorial Sea (Amendment) Act, 1986 (Act No. 22).

Legislation | Trinidad and Tobago | 1986

Keyword: Maritime zone, Territorial sea, Enforcement/compliance, Sovereignty

Source: FAO, FAOLEX