Maritime Zones Act, 1977 (Act No. 13). País/Territorio Mauricio Tipo de documento Legislación Fecha 1977 Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Fuente original Supplement to the Official Gazette, July 1977. Título completoAn Act to provide for certain matters relating to territorial waters, the continental shelf, the exclusive economic zone and the historic waters of Mauritius. Materia Mar Palabra clave Zona marítima Mar territorial Plataforma continental ZEE-Zona Económica Exclusiva Infracciones/sanciones Soberanía Área geográphica Africa, Africa Oriental, Océano Índico, Pequeños estados insulares en desarrollo Entry into force notes By Proclamation. Resumen The Act is divided into 16 sections which contain, inter alia, provisions relating to: Sovereign rights over and limits of Territorial Waters (sect. 3); Innocent passage (sect. 4); Continental Shelf (sect. 5); Exclusive Economic Zone (sect. 6); Rights over EEZ and Continental Shelf (sect. 7); Historic waters (sect. 8); Designated areas of the Continental Shelf and the EEZ (sect. 9). Section 3 proclaims sovereignty of Mauritius over the territorial waters and the seabed and subsoil underlying, and the airspace over, such waters. The limit of the territorial waters is a line every point of which is at a distance of 12 nautical miles from the nearest point of the baseline. The Prime Minister may, having regard to international law and practice, by Order published in the Gazette, amend the limit of the territorial waters. The Order has to be approved by parliament (sect. 3). Baselines are determined in accordance with the straight baseline system (sect. 2). The Continental Shelf extends to the outer edge of the continental margin; or to a distance of two hundred nautical miles from the baseline where the outer edge does not extend up to that distance (sect. 5). The EEZ extends 200 nautical miles from the baseline (sect. 6). Section 7 specifies rights of Mauritius over the Continental Shelf and the EEZ. Texto completo Inglés Referencias - Legislación Implementado por Maritime Zones (Fishing Licences) Regulations 1978. Legislación | Mauricio | 1978 Palabra clave: Pesca marítima, Entidad no gubernamental, Pesca por extranjeros, Autorización de pesca, Manejo y conservación pesquera, Autorización/permiso Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX Maritime Zones (Exclusive Economic Zones) Regulations 1984. Legislación | Mauricio | 1984 Palabra clave: Zona marítima, ZEE-Zona Económica Exclusiva, Soberanía Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX Enmendado porr Economic and Financial Measures (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011 (Act No. 2011 of 2011). Legislación | Mauricio | 2011 Palabra clave: Desarrollo agrícola, Explotación agrícola, EIA, Acuicultura, Terrenos agrícolas, Tasa/impuesto, Producción vegetal, Caña de azúcar/remolacha de azúcar Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX Revocado por Maritime Zones Act 2005 (Act No. 2 of 2005). Legislación | Mauricio | 2005 Palabra clave: Pesca marítima, Legislación básica, Zona marítima, Mar territorial, ZEE-Zona Económica Exclusiva, Plataforma continental, Navegación, Infracciones/sanciones, Soberanía, Patrimonio cultural, Áreas marinas protegidas, Zona protegida Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX