Ecolex Logo
The gateway to
environmental law
Search results » Legislation

Territorial Sea and Fishing Zones Act (R.S., c. T-7, s. 1).

Country/Territory
Canada
Document type
Legislation
Date
1964 (1996)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act respecting the territorial sea and fishing zones of Canada.
Subject
Fisheries, Sea
Keyword
Maritime zone Territorial sea Fishing area Fishery management and conservation Sovereignty
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

"Subject to any exceptions under section 5, the territorial sea of Canada comprises those areas having as their inner limits, the baselines described in section 5 and, as their outer limits, lines measured seaward and equidistant from such baselines so that each point of the outer limit line of the territorial sea is distant twelve nautical miles from the nearest point on the baselines" (subsect. 3.1). The Governor in Council may, by Order, issue one or more lists of geographical coordinates from which the baselines may be determined (subsect. 5.1). The fishing zones of Canada comprise such areas of the sea adjacent to the coast of Canada as may be prescribed by the Governor in Council pursuant to subsection 5.1. (6 sections)

Full text
English
Website
www.gc.ca

References - Legislation

Implemented by

Territorial Sea Geographical Co-ordinates Order.

Legislation | Canada | 1972

Keyword: Maritime zone, Territorial sea, Sovereignty

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Territorial Sea Geographical Co-ordinates (Area 7) Order.

Legislation | Canada | 1985

Keyword: Maritime zone, Territorial sea, Sovereignty

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Canadian Laws Offshore Application Act (S.C. 1990, c. C-18.5).

Legislation | Canada | 1990 (1996)

Keyword: Maritime zone, Territorial sea, Continental shelf

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repealed by

Oceans Act (S.C. 1996, c. 31).

Legislation | Canada | 1996 (2019)

Keyword: Marine fisheries, Fishery management and conservation, Policy/planning, Enforcement/compliance, Offences/penalties, Indigenous peoples, Marine protected areas, Basic legislation, Maritime zone, Territorial sea, EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone, Ecosystem preservation, Environmental planning, Institution, Coastal zone management, Sovereignty, Protected area, Biodiversity, Marine area, Endangered species, Integrated management, Protection of species

Source: FAO, FAOLEX