Marine Zones (Declaration) Act 1983.

Sujet

Pêche, Mer

Mot clé

Pêche maritime Gestion et conservation des pêches Zone marine ZEE-Zone Economique Exclusive Mer territoriale Navigation Mise en application Souveraineté

Aire géographique

Asie et Pacifique, Pays les moins avances, Micronesie, Océanie, Petits états insulaires en développement, Pacifique Sud

Résumé

The Act defines "internal waters", "archipelagic waters", the territorial sea and the exclusive economic zone of Kiribati and makes provision for sovereign rights, protection of the marine environment, navigation, exploitation and exploration of resources, etc. with respect to those waters. "The baseline of Kiribati" means the low-water line of the seaward side of the reef fronting the coast of any part of Kiribati or bounding any lagoon waters adjacent to any part of that coast, or where a reef is not present the low-water line of the coast itself. Within the exclusive economic zone the Republic of Kiribati has sovereign rights for the purpose of exploring and exploiting, conserving and managing the natural resources, whether living or non-living, of the seabed and the subsoil under the seabed, and the waters over the seabed. The Minister may make regulations, in accordance with the rules of international law, for prescribing measures for the protection and preservation of the marine environment of the exclusive economic zone. The Minister shall also take care of the publication charts indicating closing lines, baselines, etc. (12 sections)

Texte intégral

Anglais

Références - Législation

Abrogé par

Marine Zones (Declaration) Act 2011 (No. 4 of 2011).

Législation | Kiribati | 2011

Mot clé: Gestion et conservation des pêches, Pêche maritime, Zone marine, ZEE-Zone Economique Exclusive, Mer territoriale, Plateau continental, Gestion/conservation, Mise en application, Souveraineté

Source: FAO, FAOLEX