Decree of 1951 on Territorial Waters of the United Arab Republic of Egypt.

This Resolution is composed of 10 articles: terms and definition (art. 1); in accordance with the provisions of International Law, the territorial waters of Egypt, the air space above them and the sea-bed and sub-soil thereof shall be subject to the sovereignty of the State (art. 2); the territorial waters of Egypt shall include inland and coastal waters (art. 3); the inland waters shall include: coastal bay area waters, waters above any low-tide elevations located within 12 nautical miles from the mainland or any Egyptian island as well as the waters between these low-tide elevations and the mainland, waters between the mainland and any Egyptian island at a distance not exceeding 12 nautical miles from the mainland, waters between Egyptian islands at a distance between each other not exceeding 12 nautical miles (art. 4); for the purposes of enforcing security, navigation and other financial and health laws and regulations, the marine jurisdiction shall cover a zone beyond and contiguous to the territorial sea, extending six nautical miles to be added to the 12 miles established from the territorial sea base lines (art. 9). These rules shall not apply to Egyptian fishing rights.