Territorial Sea and Contiguous Zone Act
Made 1968 · Text as of 2026-10-01
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About this law
- Language
- English
- Kind
- Act
- Organisation
- European Union
- Country
- Gambia
- Subjects
- Sea
- Keywords
- maritime zone, territorial sea, sovereignty, maritime boundaries
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Page 1 National legislation - DOALOS/OLA - United Nations asdf Territorial Sea and Contiguous Zone Act, 1968, as amended by the Territorial Sea and Contiguous Zone (Amendment) Act, 1969 ... Territorial sea 2. Gambia shall extend for a distance of twelve nautical miles from the low-water mark and any reference to "The Gambia" whatsoever or wheresoever made shall be deemed in the absence of a contrary intention to include the territorial sea of The Gambia. Contiguous zone 3. It is hereby declared that Her Majesty in right of Her Government of The Gambia may in the zone of the high seas contiguous to the territorial sea of The Gambia and extending seaward to a line 18 nautical miles from low-water mark exercise control necessary to prevent and punish the infringement of any law or right of The Gambia. "Territorial waters" considered as "territorial sea" 4. Any reference in any law in force in The Gambia to "territorial waters" shall be construed as if it were a reference to "territorial sea". ...