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Territorial Waters, Continental Shelf, Exclusive Economic Zone and Other Maritime Zones Act, 1976 Complete Act

Title: Territorial Waters, Continental Shelf, Exclusive Economic Zone and Other Maritime Zones Act, 1976

State: Central

Year: 1976

Preamble1 - TERRITORIAL WATERS, CONTINENTAL SHELF, EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE AND OTHER MARITIME ZONES ACT, 1976 Section1 - Short title and commencement Section2 - Definition Section3 - Sovereignty over ,and limits of, territorial waters Section4 - Use of territorial waters by foreign ships Section5 - Contiguous zone of India Section6 - Continental shelf Section7 - Exclusive economics zone Section8 - Historic waters Section9 - Maritime boundaries between India and states having coasts opposite or adjacent to those of India Section10 - Section Section11 - Offences Section12 - Offences by companies Section13 - Place of trial Section14 - Previous sanction of the Central Government for prosecution Section15 - Power to make rules Section16 - Removal of difficulties

Territorial Waters, Continental Shelf, Exclusive Economic Zone and Other Maritime Zones Act, 1976 Section 7

Title: Exclusive Economics Zone

State: Central

Year: 1976

.....for the time being in force in India or any part thereof to the exclusive economic zone or any part thereof; and (b) make such provisions as it may consider necessary for facilitating the enforcement of such enactment, and any enactment so extended shall have effect as if the exclusive economic zone or the part thereof to which it has been extended is a part of the territory of India. (8) The provisions of sub-section (7) of section 6 shall apply in relation to the laying or maintenance of submarine cables or pipelines on the seabed of the exclusive economic zone as they apply in relation to the laying or maintenance of submarine cables or pipelines on the seabed of the continental shelf. (9) In the exclusive economic zone and the air space over the zone, ships and aircraft of all States shall, subject to the exercise by India of its rights within the zone, enjoy freedom of navigation and overflight.

Territorial Waters, Continental Shelf, Exclusive Economic Zone and Other Maritime Zones Act, 1976 Preamble 1

Title: Territorial Waters, Continental Shelf, Exclusive Economic Zone and Other Maritime Zones Act, 1976

State: Central

Year: 1976

THE TERRITORIAL WATERS, CONTINENTAL SHELF, EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE AND OTHER MARITIME ZONES ACT, 1976 [Act, No. 80 of 1976] [25th August, 1976] PREAMBLE An Act to provide for certain matters relating to the territorial waters continental shelf, exclusive economic zone and other maritime zones of India. BE it enacted by Parliament in the Twenty-seventh Year of the Republic of India as follows:-

Territorial Waters, Continental Shelf, Exclusive Economic Zone and Other Maritime Zones Act, 1976 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1976

.....with imprisonment which may extend to three years or with fine, or with both. SECTION 12: OFFENCES BY COMPANIES (1) Where an offence under this Act or the rules made thereunder has been committed by a company, every person who at the time the offence was committed was in charge of, and was responsible to the company for the conduct of the business of the company as well as the company shall be deemed to be guilty of the offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly: Provided that nothing contained in this sub-section shall render any such per- son liable to any punishment provided in this Act if he proves that the offence was committed without his knowledge or that he exercised all due diligence to prevent the commission of such offence (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1) where an offence under this Act or the rules made thereunder has been committed by a company and it is proved that the offence has been committed with the consent or the connivance of, or is attributable to any neglect on the part of, any director, manager, secretary or other officer of the company, such director, manager, secretary or other officer shall.....

Territorial Waters, Continental Shelf, Exclusive Economic Zone and Other Maritime Zones Act, 1976 Section 6

Title: Continental Shelf

State: Central

Year: 1976

.....restrictions and modifications as it thinks fit, any enactment for the time being in force in India or any part thereof to the continental shelf or any part [including any designated area under sub-section (5)] thereof; and (b) make such provisions as it may consider necessary for facilitating the enforcement of such enactment,and any enactment so extended shall have effect as if the continental shelf or the part [including, as the case may be, any designated area under sub-section (5)] thereof to which it has been extended is a part of the territory of India. (7) Without prejudice to the provisions of sub-section (2) and subject to any measures that may be necessary for protecting the interests of India, the Central Government may not impede the laying or maintenance of submarine cables or pipelines on the continental shelf by foreign States: Provided that the consent of the Central Government shall be necessary for the delineation of the course for the laying of such cables or pipelines.

Territorial Waters, Continental Shelf, Exclusive Economic Zone and Other Maritime Zones Act, 1976 Section 15

Title: Power to Make Rules

State: Central

Year: 1976

.....of the conduct of scientific research for the purposes of this Act; (g) fees in relation to licences and letters of authority referred to in sub-section (4) of section 6 and sub-section (5) of section 7 or for any other purpose; or (h) any matter incidental to any of the matters specified in clauses (a) to (g). (3) In making any rule under this section, the Central Government may provide that a contravention thereof shall be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to three years, or with fine which may extend to any amount, or with both. (4) Every rule made under this Act and every notification issued under sub-section (5) of section 6 or sub-section (6) of section 7 shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made or issued, before each House of Parliament while it is in session for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions and if, before the expiry of the session immediately following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid both Houses agree in making any modification in the rule or the notification or both Houses agree that the rule or notification should not be issued, the rule or.....

Territorial Waters, Continental Shelf, Exclusive Economic Zone and Other Maritime Zones Act, 1976 Section 1

Title: Short Title and Commencement

State: Central

Year: 1976

(1) This Act may be called the Territorial Waters, Continental Shelf, Exclusive Economic Zone and Other Maritime Zones Act, 1976. (2) Sections 5 and 7 shall come into force on such date or on such different dates as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint; and the remaining provisions of this Act shall come into force at once.

Territorial Waters, Continental Shelf, Exclusive Economic Zone and Other Maritime Zones Act, 1976 Section 2

Title: Definition

State: Central

Year: 1976

In this Act, "limit", in relation to the territorial waters, the continental shelf, the exclusive economic zone or any other maritime zone of India, means the limit of such waters, shelf or zone with reference to the mainland of India as well as the individual or composite group or groups of islands constituting part of the territory of India.

Territorial Waters, Continental Shelf, Exclusive Economic Zone and Other Maritime Zones Act, 1976 Section 9

Title: Maritime Boundaries Between India and States Having Coasts Opposite or Adjacent to Those of India

State: Central

Year: 1976

(1) The maritime boundaries between India and any State whose coast is opposite or adjacent to that of India in regard to their respective territorial waters, contiguous zones, continental shelves, exclusive economic zone and other maritime zones shall be as determined by agreement (whether entered into before or after the commencement of this section) between India and such State, and pending such agreement between India and any such State, and unless any other provisional arrangements are agreed to between them, the maritime boundaries between India and such State shall not extend beyond the line every point of which is equidistant from the nearest point from which the breadth of the territorial waters of India and of such State are measured. (2) Every agreement referred to in sub-section (1) shall, as soon as may be after it is entered into, be published in the Official Gazette. (3) The provisions of sub-section (1) shall have effect notwithstanding anything contained in any other provision of this Act.

Territorial Waters, Continental Shelf, Exclusive Economic Zone and Other Maritime Zones Act, 1976 Section 10

Title: Section

State: Central

Year: 1976

The Central Government may cause the baseline referred to in sub-section (2) of section 3, the limits of the territorial waters, the contiguous zone, the continental shelf, the exclusive economic zone and the historic waters of India and the maritime boundaries as settled by agreements referred to in section 9 to be published in charts.