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Delimitation of Marine Space (Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Antigua and Barbuda establishing a boundary between Anguilla and Antigua and Barbuda) Ratification of Agreement Act, No. 3 of 2022

Made 2022-04-20 · Text as of 2026-10-01

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Language
English
Kind
Act
Country
Antigua & Barbuda
Subjects
Sea
Keywords
maritime zone, ratification, sovereignty, maritime boundaries

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  1. ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA DELIMITATION OF MARITIME SPACE (GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND AND THE GOVERNMENT OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA ESTABLISHING A MARITIME BOUNDARY BETWEEN ANGUILLA AND ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA) (RATIFICATION OF AGREEMENT) ACT, 2022 235-5.22 No. 3 of2022 [Published in the Official Gazette Vol. XLII No. 23 dated 21st April, 2022.) Printed at the Government Printing Office, Antigua and Barbuda, By Noel F. Abraham, Government Printer By Authority, 2022. [Price 4.00] Delimitation of Maritime Space (Government of The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Antigua and Barbuda Establishing a Maritime Boundary between Anguilla and Antigua and Barbuda) (Ratification of Agreement) Act, 2022. 2 No. 3 of2022 No. 3 of2022 3 Delimitatio11 of Maritime Space (Government of The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Antigua and Barbuda Establishing a Maritime Boundary between Anguilla and Antigua and Barbuda) (Ratification of Agreement) Act, 2022. ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA DELIMITATION OF MARITIME SPACE (GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND AND THE GOVERNMENT OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA ESTABLISHING A MARITIME BOUNDARY BETWEEN ANGUILLA AND ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA) (RATIFICATION OF AGREEMENT) ACT, 2022 ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS SECTION 1. Short Title .................... · ................................................................................ 4 2. Co1n1nence111ent. ............................................................................................ 4 3. Ratification ................................................................................................... 4 Delimitation of Maritime Space (Government of The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Antigua and Barbuda Establishing a Maritime Bounda,y between Anguilla and Antigua and Barbuda) (Ratification of Agreement) Act, 2022. [L.S.] I Assent, ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA 4 No. 3 of2022 Rodney Williams, Governor-General. 20th April, 2022. DELIMITATION OF MARITIME SPACE (GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND AND THE GOVERNMENT OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA ESTABLISHING A MARITIME BOUNDARY BETWEEN ANGUILLA AND ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA) (RATIFICATION OF AGREEMENT) ACT, 2022 No. 3 of2022 AN ACT to provide for the ratification of the agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Antigua and Barbuda Establishing a Maritime boundary between Anguilla and Antigua and Barbuda. ENACTED by the Parliament of Antigua and Barbuda as follows No. 3 of2022 1. Short title 5 Delimitation of Maritime Space (Government of The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Antigua and Barbuda Establishing a Maritime Boundmy between Anguilla and Antigua and Barbuda) (Ratification of Agreement) Act, 2022. This Act may be cited as the Delimitation of Maritime Space (Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Antigua and Barbuda establishing a boundary between Anguilla and Antigua and Barbuda) (Ratification of Agreement) Act, 2022. 2. Commencement <lj-J,' t This Act shall come into effect upon publication in the Gazette. 3. Ratification The Agreement signed on the 27th July 2021 at St. John's in Antigua and Barbuda by the Honourable Gaston Browne in his capacity as Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda on behalf of the Government of Antigua and Barbuda and Miss Lindsy Thompson the Resident British Commissioner on behalf of the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is hereby ratified. Delimitation of Maritime Space (Government of The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Antigua and Barbuda Establishing a Maritime Boundary between Anguilla and Antigua and Barbuda) (Ratification of Agreement) Act, 2022. SCHEDULE 6 No. 3 of2022 TREATY BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND AND THE GOVERNMENT OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA ESTABLISHING A MARITIME BOUNDARY BETWEEN ANGUILLA AND ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA The Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, in respect of itself and Anguilla, and the Government of Antigua and Barbuda (the "Parties"); Conscious of the cordial relations between the Parties based on the principles of good neighbourliness and the importance of the marine environment to their peoples; Having regard to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, concluded at Montego Bay on 10th December 1982, to which Antigua and Barbuda and the United Kingdom are Parties; Desiring to establish an all-purpose maritime boundary between the United Kingdom, in respect of Anguilla, and Antigua and Barbuda; Have agreed as follows: ARTICLE 1 Maritime Boundary (1) The boundary is understood to be an all-purpose boundary covering the water column, seabed and subsoil. (2) The maritime boundary between Anguilla and Antigua and Barbuda shall be formed by geodesic lines connecting the following points: Point Latitude Longitude 1 18° 18' 36.1" N 062° 13' 37.3" w 2 18° 18' 45.2" N 062° 13' 37.3" w 3 18° 19' 25.7" N 062° 13' 14.3" w 4 18° 37' 04.1" N 062° 03' 11.3" w 5 18° 42' 33.2" N 062° 00' 03.3" w 6 18° 48' 02.3" N 061° 56' 55.1" w No. 3 of2022 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 7 19° 05' 39.8" N 19° 25' 49.0" N 19° 27' 09.0" N 19° 44' 51.5'' N 20° 02' 33.4" N 20° 20' 14.7" N 20° 35' 59.6" N 20° 37' 15.2" N 20° 54' 55.3" N Delimitation of Maritime Space (Govemment of The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Govem111e11t of Antigua and Barbuda Establishing a Maritime Bou11da1y between Anguilla and Antigua and Barbuda) (Ratification of Agreement) Act, 2022. 061 ° 46' 48.8" w 061 ° 35' 12.4" w 061° 34' 27.4" w 061 ° 24' 28.5" w 061° 14' 27.4" w 061°04' 24.1" w 060° 55' 24.7" w 060° 54' 41.4" w 060° 44' 33.7" w (3) The line of delimitation is based on equidistance which is considered an equitable solution in this case. (4) After Point 15, the maritime boundary between Anguilla and Antigua and Barbuda shall extend along a line with a geodetic azimuth of 28.3 degrees until it reaches the outer limit of the maritime jurisdiction of the Parties. (5) Point 1 shall be the tripoint between the Parties and the Republic of France, as has been accepted in an exchange of diplomatic notes by the Republic of France. (6) The geodetic reference system used to calculate the position of the points listed in the table in Article 1 (2) is WGS 84. (7) The boundary has been drawn, for the purposes of illustration only, on the map contained in the Annex to this Treaty. ARTICLE 2 Parties' Positions on International Law of the Sea The maritime boundary established by this Treaty shall not affect or prejudice in any manner either Party's position with respect to the rules of international law relating to the law of the sea, including those concerned with the exercise of sovereignty, sovereign rights, or jurisdiction with respect to the water column, seabed or subsoil. Delimitation of Maritime Space (Government of The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Antigua and Barbuda Establishing a Maritime Boundary between Anguilla and Antigua and Barbuda) (Ratification of Agreement) Act, 2022. ARTICLE3 Dispute Resolution 8 No. 3 of2022 Any dispute between the Parties in relation to the interpretation or the application of this Treaty shall be settled peacefully by consultation and negotiation between the Parties, in accordance with international law. ARTICLE4 Amendment This Treaty may only be amended by mutual written agreement of the Parties. ARTICLES Entry into Force The Parties shall notify each other in writing of the completion of their domestic procedures necessary to bring this Treaty into force. This Treaty shall enter into force 30 days after the receipt of the last notification of completion of the respective internal procedures. IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned, being duly authorised by their respective Governments, have signed this Treaty. DONE in duplicate at St. John's this 27th day of July 2021 For the Government of Antigua and Barbuda: Honourable Gaston Browne Prime Minister For the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Ms. Lindsy Thompson Resident British Commissioner No. 3 of 2022 9 Delimitation of Maritime Space (Government of The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Antigua and Barbuda Establishing a Maritime Bounda1y between Anguilla ,and Antigua and Barbuda) (Ratification of Agreement) Act, 2022. ANNEX ILLUSTRATIVE MAP Maritime Boundary: Antigua and Barbuda - Anguilla (UI<) .... ~-' From Po!nt 1~ dehmrtal10~ ext~nds , ('(·f.· Point 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 WGS84 Datum I Mercator 20"N 25 50M latitude Longitude 18' 18'36.ni 062' 13'37 3'W 18' 18' 45 2·N 062' 13' 37.3'W 18' 19'25.Hl 062' 13' 14 3'W 18' 37'04.ni 062' 03' 113'W 18' 42' 33.2'M 062" 00' 03.3'W 18' 48'02.J'r-l 061' 56' 55 1'W 19' 05· 39 a·r·J 061' 46' 48.B'W 19' 25' 49 0'M 061° 35' 12.4W 19' 27' 09.0'N 061' 34' 27.4W 19' 44' 51.5'M 061' 24'28.5'W 20' 02' 33.4'1-l 061' 14'27.4'W 20' 20' 14.Hl 061' 04· 24 rw 20' 35' 59.6'M 060' 55'24.7'W 20' 37'15.2'1-J 060' 54' 41.4'W 20' 54' 55 Hl 060' 44' 33.7W ANGUILLA (UK) Sl Martin and St Barth€:!emy (Fr) fo•illustrat,ve pi,,rpos.e~ only ' 2(/)3 '1 along a line with a geodetic azimuth --0 ~~ ~88 3:~~:/~~rj:~~~~:ti~hne it:~: limit /~ 15 Parties. / i'} 6 0 • 5 0 ,' 4 @ 9 ,' 8 .010 ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA &) 14 ,' 13 Delimitation of Maritime Space (Government of The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Govemment of Antigua and Barbuda Establishing a Maritime Boundary between Anguilla and Antigua and Barbuda) (Ratification of Agreement) Act, 2022. 10 Passed by the House of Representatives on the 15th March, 2022. Passed by the Senate Gerald Watt, Q.C., Speaker. A. Peters, Clerk to the House of Representatives. on the 28th March, 2022. Osbert Frederick, Vice President. A. Peters, Clerk to the Senate. No. 3 of2022

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