Territorial Waters and Maritime Zones Act, 1976 (Act No. LXXXII). Country/Territory Pakistan Document type Legislation Date 1976 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Official Gazette, 4 January 1977, 7 pp. Long titleAn Act to provide for the declaration of the territorial waters and maritime zones of Pakistan. Subject Sea Keyword Maritime zone Territorial sea EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone Continental shelf Sovereignty Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia Abstract The Act defines the territorial waters (sect. 2), the contiguous zone (sect. 4), the continental shelf (sect. 5), the Exclusive Economic Zone (sect. 6) and provides for the specification of limits of historic waters by the Government (sect. 7). Section 8 prescribes rules for the delimitation of maritime boundaries between Pakistan and states having coasts opposite or adjacent to those of Pakistan. Other provisions deal with offences, regulation making powers of the Federal Government and the use of territorial waters by foreign ships. (14 sections) Full text English