Decree of 17 December 1967 on the delimitation of the breadth of the Territorial Sea of the State of Kuwait.

This Decree declares the national jurisdiction over the territorial sea with a breadth of 12 nautical miles measured from mainland and islands baselines (art. 1). Article 2 defines the baselines: (a) In the case of open sea, the low-water mark along the coast shall be the baseline; (b) outermost permanent harbour works shall be considered to be part of the coast; (c) if there is a low-tide elevation situated not more than 12 miles from the coast or an island, the outer edge of the said low-tide elevation constitutes the baseline; (d) in the case of the Kuwait Bay it shall be the closing line across the entrance of the Bay established by Law No. 12 of 1964. Article 3 defines "island" and "low-tide elevation". Article 6 provides for the establishment of a boundary line in conformity with the Geneva Convention in the case of overlapping of the territorial sea with the territorial sea of another State. (7 articles).