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The Territorial Waters, Continental Shelf, Exclusive Economic Zone and Other Maritime Zones Act, 1976

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An Act to provide for certain matters relating to the territorial waters continental shelf, exclusive economic zone and other maritime zones of India.

Act number
80 of 1976
Ministry
Ministry of External Affairs
Enacted
25 Aug 1976

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16 sections

  1. Section 1Short title and commencement.
  2. Section 2Definition.
  3. Section 3Sovereignty over, and limits of, territorial waters.
  4. Section 4Use of territorial waters by foreign ships.
  5. Section 5Contiguous zone of India.
  6. Section 6Continental shelf.
  7. Section 7Exclusive economic zone.
  8. Section 8Historic waters.
  9. Section 9Maritime boundaries between India and States having coasts opposite or adjacent to those of India.
  10. Section 10Publication of charts.
  11. Section 11Offences.
  12. Section 12Offences by companies.
  13. Section 13Place of trial.
  14. Section 14Previous sanction of the Central Government for prosecution.
  15. Section 15Power to make rules.
  16. Section 16Removal of difficulties.