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Tokelau (Territorial Sea and Exclusive Economic Zone) Act, 1977.

Country/Territory
Tokelau (New Zealand)
Document type
Legislation
Date
1977 (2007)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An 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