Tokelau (Territorial Sea and Exclusive Economic Zone) Act, 1977. Country/Territory Tokelau (New Zealand) Document type Legislation Date 1977 (2007) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to make provision with respect to the territorial sea of Tokelau and for the establishment of an exclusive economic zone of Tokelau, and for matters connected with those purposes. Subject Fisheries, Sea Keyword Foreign fishing EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone Territorial sea Sovereignty Geographical area Oceania Abstract The Act defines the territorial sea of Tokelau which shall comprise those areas of the sea having, as their inner limits, the baseline described in section 5 and, as their outer limits, a line measured seaward from that baseline, every point of which is distant 12 nautical miles from the nearest point of that baseline. The Act prohibits foreign fishing in the territorial sea. Full text English Website www.legislation.govt.nz