Maritime Zones Act 2012.

This Act provides for the definition of: (a) the territorial sea; (b) Archipelagic waters; (c) the Contiguous Zone; (d) the Exclusive Economic Zone and the Continental Shelf of Tuvalu. Rights of Tuvalu in respect of the maritime zones are declared rights of other states in the marine zones are defined. The Act also defines the (archipelagic) baselines and the internal waters of Tuvalu and provides for regulation-making powers of the Minister. Such Rules may concern, among other things, the exploration and exploitation, conservation and management of the natural resources within the exclusive economic zone and the protection of the marine environment. The Minister may, by Order, for the purpose of implementing any international agreement or the award of any international body, declare that the outer limits of the exclusive economic zone of Tuvalu are such as are specified in the order.