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Marine Spaces - charts (L.N. No. 119 of 1981)

Made 1981 · Text as of 2026-10-01

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English
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Country
Fiji
Subjects
Sea
Keywords
maritime zone, territorial sea, EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone, sovereignty, maritime boundaries

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  1. 565 FIJ 21 S-8 Marine Spaces Cap. 158A Rev. 1985 Subsidiary Legislation SECTION 8---CHARTS Legal Notice No. 119 of 1981 The charts* specified in the Schedule, illustrating all baselines and other lines drawn under the provisions of the said Act for the purpose of determining the limits of the internal waters, archipelagic waters, the territorial seas and the exclusive economic zone of Fiji are available for inspection during normal business hours at the offices of ( a) the Secretary for Foreign Affairs; and (b) the Permanent Secretary for Home Affairs. Copies of the lists of co-ordinates specified on-the charts may be purchased from the office of the Hydrographic Unit of the, Royal Fiji Military Forces. Copies of the said charts have been deposited with the Sectetary-General of the United Nations. SCHEDULE Chart 1. Fiji Marine Spaces Chart 81/1 ·which is British Admiralty Chart No. 2992 ( over­ printed by the Government of Fiji with red hatching and with the inset showing Foviung Emua Anchorage deleted and bearing on its face in red letters the words; "Charts Showing Basepoints and Straight Baselines Enclosing the Internal Waters of Rotuma".) 2. Fiji Marine Spaces Chart 81/2 which is British Admiralty Chart No. 2691, ( over­ printed by the Government of Fiji with red hatching and showing Ceva-i-ra Island­ spelled Theva-I-Ra Island-as an inset). 3. Fiji Marine Spaces Chart 81/3 which is British Admiralty Chart No. 780 ( over­ printed by the Government of Fiji). Illustrating The innermost limits of the territorial seas of Rotuma and its .dependencies. The internal waters, archipela­ gic waters and territorial seas of the Fiji archipelago, and in the case of Ceva-i-ra Island, the baseline from which the exclu­ sive economic zone is deter­ mined. The exclusive economic zone of Fiji. The archipelagic baselines for the Fiji Archipelago. The territorial seas of Rotuma and its dependencies and of Ceva-i­ ra · Island. ,. The consent of the United Kingdom Hydrographer has been given for the reproduction of these charts for the purposes of Fiji's Marine Spaces Act. However all baselines and other lines shown on the charts are the sole responsibility of the Government of Fiji.

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