Bermuda (Territorial Sea) Order in Council 1988 (S.I. No. 1838 of 1988)

UNITED JUNGDOM STATUTORY INSTRUMENT BERMUDA (TERRITORIAL SEA) ORDER IN COUNCIL 1988 [made by Her Mc9es1y lite yueen unaer 1/\f' cotorua/ Hounctanes Act 1895 and brought info aperarion on 28 November 19881 l This Order mav b(' cited as the Bennuda (Territorial Sea) Order in Council 1988 and shall come into force on 28th No\·ernbt'r 1988. 2 The boundaries of Bermuda are hereby e>ttended to include, as territorial sea. lhat part of the sea which is situated Within twelve nautk'al miles measured from the baselines as established by Artidf' 3 of this oraPr. 10~e1lwr \\1tll the seal.led of Ltit' ten-mina1 sea ana ns sut1soil. 3 (1) Except as othernise provided in paragraphs (2) to (4) of this ArOde, the baseline from whirh the breadth of the territorial sea adjacent to Bermuda f$l measured shall be the low water line along the coast in12Juding thr cor1s\ of al) islands ,ompri5ltd in the Colony of Bem\Uda. {2} ror the purpo""cti of thi::i Artkk fl low-tide ck\·;1Uo11 which lies wholly or pan!y \Vithin the breadth of sea which would b<' terr1turtal sea if all low-tid(' Ck\·atwns wer(' disrt"p:Arded for the purpose of thf' measurement of tht' breadth ther<:-of and if pti.ragrap!is (3) and (4) of this Ar1i<'k were omitted shall bt' treuted a:;, an island. ~3) Tht" hasdilw from wh\cl1 the breac'llh of the tenitorta) sea ls measured be-tween a point on the coast at 32 degrees l5.2'N 64 degrees 52,3'\V inshore of 1-togfish (:ut and a point on the coast at 32 degn;-es 22.TN 64 dt>p:re.,;s 19 7'W lr•..;.h,;.r,;,, of'fowu ('1,t, 'llubj<:'•.•t to p;iraArnph 4 of this Artidt;, shall bt' a Jin(' follo\\ing. in a dod,'"Wist direction. the seaward limit of th(" highest areas, shown as ;,1.wash on Admiralty Chart 334. of the main reef surrounding the area of derper water to the west ana norm 01 the mam group or Islands 01 tkmrnda. (4) Whrre there is a bret1k or passage through the main red referred to in paraJ;traph (3) of this Artide, .,i straight line joining the seaward \'.'ntrance pmnts of that break or passage shall ('onstitute the baselint:". (5) In 1h!s Article the expression "island" means a nalumlly fom1Pd area of land surroundt:d by \Vater which is abO\'f: walt>r at mean hil,(h­ water spring tides: and the exprrssion "\ow-tidr elevation" means a naturally fom1ed art':i of dryin; ; lAnd s,1rrn11ntlt'd b,v w:i.tf'r whkh i" twlnw watrr at mean high-water sprlng tides. EX.l'lANATORY NOTE (This not<' is not part of tht' Order) This Order exlends the boundaries of Bermuda. so as to include. as terrttoriaJ sea, the sea v.1thin twelve nautical miles of the baselines. together with its seabed and subsoil, and makes other provislons in this cun1H'Ction, In particular. it deflnes thr baseline from which the breadth of the tenitoMal sea is measured as generally the low WUlt'I llrn:::, t'Xceµl tl!Ul. lietwi::~11 j-JUllll~ a\ 32 Uq~!t:t:~ J;).2'N 64 tlegn~e~ 52.3W and 32 degrees 22.TN 64 de~rees 39.TW on the coast inshore of Hogfish Cut and Town Cut respectlvrly. thr baseline follows the seaward limit of the main reef as shown on Admiralty chart 334 to the west and nnrlh r,f thP nrnln r,rm1p of 1hf' l~l;;in.1« nf RP1'T!111.lr1 \:Vh .. rf' th"r" i<. ;;i break or passage in that reef. thf" baseline is a straight line Joining the seaward entry point8 of that break or pass.a~e.