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CentralAct 80 of 1976

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

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

Sections

16 in this Act

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