Exclusive Economic Zone Act (Baselines) Regulations

The Exclusive Economic Zone Act (Baselines) regulations, 12 October 1992 In exercise of the power conferred upon the Minister by section 2l(a) of the Exclusive Economic Zone Act, the following regulations are hereby made: I. These Regulations may be cited as the Exclusive Economic Zone (Baselines) regulations, 1992. 2. The charts which: (a) indicate the geographical coordinates (as set out in the Schedule) constituting the basepoints on Jamaica and the outlying islands of the Pedro Cays and the Morant Cays to be joined by straight archipelagic baselines; and (b) contain any notation, reference and other information as may be necessary; and (c) idfe] signed by the Minister, are the official charts indicating baselines from which the breadth of the exclusive economic zone of Jamaica is measured and shall be deposited in and displayed at the Survey Department. 3. In any proceedings in any court of law, a chart referred to in paragraph 2 or a copy thereof certified to be a true copy by the Director of Surveys shall beJldmissible in evidence as proof of the contents thereof. SCHEDULE Geographical coordinates defining the basepoints to be joined by archipelagic baselines around me mainland of and the outlying islands of Jamaica Point No. Latitude (N) Longitude (W} 1. 18 15 51 78 22 06 2. 18 16 09 78 22 06 3. 18 21 23 78 20 43 4. 18 21 57 78 20 19 5. 18 22 06 78 20 12 6. 18 26 23 78 14 15 7. 18 27 20 78 12 48 8. 18 27 21 78 12 46 9. 18 31 09 77 53 25 IO. 18 31 15 77 52 45 11. 18 31 25 77 51 34 12. 18 31 30 77 50 49 13. 18 31 30 77 50 08 14. 18 31 28 77 49 21 15. 18 31 26 77 48 59 16. 18 28 22 77 18 49 17. 18 24 43 76 53 54 18. 18 10 05 76 21 37 19. 18 09 20 76 20 18 20. 18 09 10 76 20 09 Point No. Latitude (N) Longitude (W) 21. 17 55 02 76 10 48 22. 17 24 39 75 57 48 23. 17 24 16 75 57 53 24. 17 23 42 75 58 19 25. 17 23 22 75 58 53 26. 17 23 01 76 00 00 27. 17 02 28 77 31 05 28. 16 47 26 78 11 30 Note: These positions are referenced to the 1927 North America Datum (NAD27) and based on Clarke's (1866) spheroid with a semimajor axis of 6378206.4 metres and a flattening of 1/294.978.