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Territorial Sea and Contiguous Zone Act.

Country
Type of law
Legislation
Date of original text
Date of latest amendment
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Abstract
Gambia shall extend for a distance of 12 nautical miles form the low-water mark and any reference to The Gambia whatsoever or wheresoever made shall to be deemed in the absence of a contrary intention to include the territorial sea of The Gambia (sect. 2). Any reference in any law in force in The Gambia to territorial waters shall be construed as it were a reference to territorial sea (sect. 4).
Notes
Various sections have been omitted from the text.
Repealed
Yes
Publication reference
Compendium des législations des pêches des Etats africains riverains de l'Océan Atlantique, FAO, décembre 1995, volume II, p. 339.
Source language

English

Legislation Amendment
No
Repealed by