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Maritime Zones Act, 1977 (Act No. 13).

Pays/Territoire
Maurice
Type du document
Législation
Date
1977
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Source d'origine
Supplement to the Official Gazette, July 1977.
Titre complet
An Act to provide for certain matters relating to territorial waters, the continental shelf, the exclusive economic zone and the historic waters of Mauritius.
Sujet
Mer
Mot clé
Zone marine Mer territoriale Plateau continental ZEE-Zone Economique Exclusive Infractions/sanctions Souveraineté
Aire géographique
Afrique, Afrique Orientale, Océan Indien, Petits états insulaires en développement
Entry into force notes
By Proclamation.
Résumé

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.

Texte intégral
Anglais

Références - Législation

Implementé par

Maritime Zones (Fishing Licences) Regulations 1978.

Législation | Maurice | 1978

Mot clé: Pêche maritime, Entité non-gouvernementale, Pêche étrangère, Autorisation de pêche, Gestion et conservation des pêches, Autorisation/permis

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Maritime Zones (Exclusive Economic Zones) Regulations 1984.

Législation | Maurice | 1984

Mot clé: Zone marine, ZEE-Zone Economique Exclusive, Souveraineté

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amendé par

Economic and Financial Measures (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011 (Act No. 2011 of 2011).

Législation | Maurice | 2011

Mot clé: Développement agricole, Exploitation agricole, EIA, Aquaculture, Terrains agricoles, Taxe/impôt, Production végétale, Canne à sucre/betterave sucrière

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Abrogé par

Maritime Zones Act 2005 (Act No. 2 of 2005).

Législation | Maurice | 2005

Mot clé: Pêche maritime, Législation de base, Zone marine, Mer territoriale, ZEE-Zone Economique Exclusive, Plateau continental, Navigation, Infractions/sanctions, Souveraineté, Patrimoine culturel, Zones marines protégées, Aire protégée

Source: FAO, FAOLEX