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Territorial Waters, Continental Shelf, Exclusive Economic Zone and Other Maritime Zones Act, 1976.

Country/Territory
India
Document type
Legislation
Date
1976
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Sea
Keyword
Maritime zone Territorial sea EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone Continental shelf Navigation Offences/penalties Protected area Sovereignty
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia
Entry into force notes
According to the provisions of section 1 "sections 5 and 7 shall come into force on such different dates as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint; and the remaining provisions of this Act shall come into force at once.
Abstract

Titles of the 16 sections of this Act include: Sovereignty over, and limits of, territorial waters (3); Use of territorial waters by foreign ships (4); (Declaration of) Contigous Zone of India (5); (Declaration of) Continental Shelf (6); (Declaration of) Exclusive Economic Zone (7); Historic waters (8); Maritime boundaries between India and the States having coasts opposite or adjacent to those of India (9); Power to make rules (15).

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References - Legislation

Implemented by

Notifications by India on the Exclusive Economic Zone of 15 January 1977.

Legislation | India | 1977

Keyword: EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone, Maritime zone, Territorial sea, Navigation, Sovereignty

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Notification of the Central Government on the baseline system for the Republic of India.

Legislation | India | 2009

Keyword: Maritime zone, Territorial sea, EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone, Continental shelf, Sovereignty

Source: FAO, FAOLEX