Submarine Areas Law
Made 1953-02-10 · Text as of 2026-10-01
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- Language
- English
- Kind
- Act
- Organisation
- European Union
- Country
- Israel
- Subjects
- Sea
- Keywords
- maritime zone, continental shelf, sovereignty, maritime boundaries
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Page 1 National legislation - DOALOS/OLA - United Nations asdf Submarine Areas Law of 10 February l953 1. (a) The territory of the State of Israel shall include the sea floor and underground of the submarine areas adjacent to the shores of Israel but outside Israel territorial waters, to the extent that the depth of the superjacent water permits the exploitation of the natural resources situate in such areas. (b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall affect the character of the water superjacent on the said submarine areas, and outside Israel territorial waters, as waters of the high seas.