Notification S.R.O. No. 328 under Territorial Waters and Maritime Zones Act, 1974

arffiqR.&'e-) ffi sr&fuq$rt sf{so{berdFp ffiD :Hqqf4 {Ggtit )o, \o)C Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh Ministrv of Foreien Affairs Notification Date. 04 November, 2015 S.R. O. No. 3 2 8-Law/2 0 1 S/IVIOFAruN CLO St ll3 12 | lHn exercisc of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 3 and section 5 of the Tenitorial Waters and'Maritim e Zones Act, 1974 (Act No. XXVI of 1974),the Government is pleased to declare the Baseline, Territorial sea, and Exclusive Economic Zone of People' s' Republic oT Bangladesh as follows, 1. Baseline (A) The list of geographical points described below shall be the baseline for the people's Republic of Bangladesh. ... (B) This baseline cdnsists of straight and normal baselines thal join the outermost points of the lowest low water line, islands and reefs along ilrc cmst as marked on the large scale charts published or. as the case may be, notified from time to time by the Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. ' (urvo) qry 3 Dffi v.oo It: f.:''' r: F' i qlRq|car.t (sftrqB, qGRlr', qFrK )o, l.o)c (C) The baseline from which the breadth of the Territorial Sea, Contiguous Zone, and Exclusive Economic Zone shall be measured seaward are the straight lincs linking successively the, baseline points I to 4 as shown below in the table : TABLE Baseline Points Baseline Point identifier Latitude in wGs84 Longitude in WGS84 Outer Limit (l) QI (3) (4\ (s) I Land Boundary Termtnus &BT) 2l-38-40.2N 89-09-20.0E TS, CZ 2. Putney Island 2t-36.39.2N 89-22-t4.08 TS,CZ,EEZ 3. Dakhin Bhasan Char 2r-38-16.0N 9A-47-16.58 TS, CZ 4. Cox's Bazar 2l-25-51.0N 91-57-42.0E TS, CZ From baseline point 4 the base line shall follow the low water line up to Teknaf point and St. Martin's Island 5. Southern end of St. Martin's Island Low water line TS,CZ,EEZ ErSenrtion : Internel Watens The wator cbmprised within the baselihes established in this notification are part of the internal waters of the people's Republic of Bangladesh. 2. Territorial Sea The. limits of the Territorial Sea shall be twelve (12) nautical miles $rasurd reaward from the baselines set orit in this document so that each point pf tre outcr limit of the sea to the nearest point inward on the baselines is twelve nautical miles. 3. Erclwive Economic Zone (Economic Zone) ,' rTlrc outer limit of the Exclusive Economic Zone of Bangladesh is traced in sush a mgner that every point of the mentioned outer limit is at a distance of two h$q{1qat$icsl miles from the nearest baseline point. Erplrrdol: ,,:' G'Ointcrd0'fnmework: tn this notification points defined by geogpphic Coqtdfurdil arc determined by reference to the World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS t4). Points are connected by geodesic lines realised in the WGS 84. <|(4|ffi-| crf(Mb, qGRv, {cs{Gt )o, toSc blgc b. Iltustrative Chart: The chart in Annex I attached herewith, provides a general illustration of the baseline and territorial sea limit of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 4. (l) The notification no.LT-I/3174 dated 13 April 1974 issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is hereby repealed; (2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or any action taken under the notification mentioned in clause (l), shall be deemed to have been done or taken shall remain valid. 5. This notifibation shall be deemed to have come August 2015.. By the order of the President, REAR ADMIRAL (RETD.) MD. KIIURSHED ALAM Sbcretary, Maritime Affairs Unit Ministry of Foreign Affairs. into effect on 08th btvg Ttcffiq-{ (tfcqt. qGR-s, qNs3I )o, lo)c E t t I E or T oz I FI n FI E..a. t' FE ffi mB qTE qr5rc, G"F{Rofq-o, <nqnq"l:i-{slfr {5'nq-s, cqqsls, ufof crfo qGg. r s. qRBfiqqw{q(Sqctr{), B{qR6'ms-{q]frry, {l\4Rfr.rf T-fi s e1-61441qfuq, Fq{|\e, Effi e.-fr qqfi\r r web s ite : www. b gpress. gov. bd