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VUT-2010-L-88478
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Title_of_text
Maritime Zones Act 2010 (No. 6 of 2010).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Vanuatu
Subjects (Classification)
Seafarers
Adopted on (Date of text)
2010-06-18
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
This Act declares the internal waters, archipelagic waters, territorial sea, contiguous zone, exclusive economic zone and continental shelf of Vanuatu, defines the boundaries of the declared maritime zones and defines jurisdiction and rights of Vanuatu in respect of those zones. The Act also concerns, among other things, innocent passage, research in the territorial sea and archipelagic waters, resolution of disputes with other states and regulation-making powers of the Minister. The Act declares the rights of Vanuatu for the purpose of exploring and exploiting its natural resources in the continental shelf.
Repeals the Maritime Zones Act 1981 (Cap. 138).
Amending Text region
Amending text(s)
2016-06-27 (VUT-2016-L-105152)
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2016 (Act No. 6 of 2016).
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
FAOLEX (Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations)
URL
http://faolex.fao.org/
File
VUT88478.pdf (PDF)