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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 title
An 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)

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