Territorial Waters Act 1926 (NI)

NORFOLK ISLAND

TERRITORIAL WATERS ACT 1926

[Consolidated as at 14 February 2005 on the authority of the Administrator and in accordance with the Enactments Reprinting Act 1980] ________

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

1. Short title 2. Interpretation 3. Application of laws of Norfolk Island to territorial waters

NORFOLK ISLAND

Territorial Waters Act 1926 _______________________________________________________________________

An Act relating to territorial waters

Short title 1. This Act may be cited as the Territorial Waters Act 1926. Interpretation 2. (1) Subject to subsection 2(2), "territorial waters" means that part of the sea adjacent to the Territory of Norfolk Island that is within 12 nautical miles of a territorial sea baseline for the Territory as determined by Proclamation under section 7 of the Commonwealth Seas and Submerged Lands Act 1973. (2) In the absence of a Proclamation referred to in subsection 2(1), "territorial waters" means that part of the sea adjacent to the Territory of Norfolk Island that is within 12 nautical miles of the coastline of the Territory at low-water. (3) In this section "low-water" means lowest astronomical tide. Application of laws of Norfolk Island to territorial waters 3. The application of any laws in force from time to time in Norfolk Island shall extend to territorial waters.

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NOTES The Territorial Waters Act 1926 as shown in this consolidation comprises Act No. 2 of 1926 and amendments as indicated in the Tables below. Enactment Number and year Date of commencement Application saving or transitional provision

Territorial Waters Act 1926 2, 1926 10.3.26

Ordinances Revision Act 1979 13, 1979 7.8.79 5