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). Full text English 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