Territorial Waters (Amendment) Act, 1971 🇳🇬

Nigeria

Territorial Waters (Amendment) Act, 1971

Published in Official Gazette supplement 44 on 2 September 1971
Assented to on 26 August 1971
Commenced on 26 August 1971
[This is the version of this document from 2 September 1971.]

1. Extension of the limits of territorial waters of Nigeria to 30 nautical miles

(1)As from the commencement of this Decree, the territorial waters of Nigeria shall for all purposes extend to thirty nautical miles of the coast of Nigeria (measured from low water mark) or of the seaward limits ofinland waters.

(2)Accordingly, for any reference to the area or extent ofthe territorial waters of Nigeria in-

(a)the Territorial Waters Decree 1967;

(b)the Interpretation Act 1964, in so far as section 18 thereof deals with the definition of territorial waters; and

(c)any other enactment,

there shall be substituted "thirty nautical miles" instead of "twelve nautical miles".

2. Sundry consequential amendment

The sundry amendments of the provisions of the Territorial Waters Decree 1967 s…

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