Maritime Areas (Amendment) Act No.7 of 2019.
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Type of law
Legislation
Abstract
This Act amends Section 3 of the Principal Act by defining territorial sea as "comprising of areas of the sea having, as their inner limits, the baseline of the territorial sea and, as their outer limits, a line measured seaward from that baseline, every point of which is 12 nautical miles from the nearest point of that baseline". Moreover, in case the equidistance between Belize and the adjacent state is less than 12 nautical miles, the delimitation of the territorial sea shall, if possible, be effected by agreement between Belize and the adjacent State; but to the extent that no such agreement is effected, that equidistance line shall constitute the outer limits of the territorial sea.
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Long title of text
An Act to amend the Maritime Areas Act, Chapter 11 of the Substantive Laws of Belize, Revised Edition 2011, by repealing the provisions of it that had the declared purpose of providing a framework to seek a negotiated definitive agreement on territorial differences with the Republic of Guatemala, and leaving in force the provisions of it that define the maritime areas of Belize on the basis of international law.
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Entry into force notes
This Act is published in the Gazette on 22nd of May, 2019.
Repealed
No
Source language
English
Legislation Amendment
No
Amends