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Laws of Papua New Guinea

Declaration of Fishing Zone by the Governor-General

Made 1978-03-17 · Text as of 2026-10-01

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Language
English
Kind
Other
Country
Papua New Guinea
Subjects
Fisheries and aquaculture, Sea
Keywords
marine fisheries, maritime zone, sovereignty, territorial sea, EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone, maritime boundaries

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  1. 1241 ­ PNG 90 [I] ~apua~t1u~uinta .1iational ~a~tttt PUBUSHED BY AUTHORITY 'lqi..~,..J .1 Ih~ GOllor.1 PUSI Odic~. PUrl M"rnby. fuo lr.nsmission loypost os a Qualified Public.lioo.) No. G24} PORT MORESBY, THURSDAY, 30th MARCH [1978 TORE LOKOLOKO, Governor-General, TORE LOKOLOKO, Governor-General. NOTICE OF COMMENCEMENT I, Tore Lokoloko, G.CM.G., Governor..General, b)" virtue of the powers conferred by the undermentioned Acts and aJJother powers me enabling, acting with, and in accordance with, the advice of the Minister for Primary Industry. lieteby advisethar the said Acts shall come into operation on and from 31st March, 1978 No.5 of 1977.-Col1til1t:11taJ Shelf (Lit'iI1X Null'ru! ResollrreJ)(NatifJnaJ Seas) Art 1977. No, 6 of 1977.-Fish.:ries (DedareJ Fishi".': 2(/1,,:) Aa 1977. No. 9 of 1977.-· - 1u-ta Resosrcrs ,\!allaxelllel1l (SaiiollaJ Seas) Aa 1977. Dated this 17th dar or March, 1978. TORE LOKOLOKO, Governor-General. NOTICE OF COMMENCEMENT I, Tore Lokoloko, G.CM.G., Governor-General. by virtue of the powers conferred by the undcrmenrioned Act and alI.,ot?er powers me enabling, acting with, and in accordance with, the advice of the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Tnde;. hereby advise that the said Act shall come into operation on and from 31st March, 1978. No.7 of 1977.-NatiollaJ Sea.J Art 1977. Dated this 17th day of March, 1978. Fisheries Art 1974 DECLARATION OF FISHING ZONE ~ Tore Lokoloko, G.CM.G., Governor-General, by virtue of the powers conferred by Section 2(2) of the Fisheri,s ~74 and all other powers me enabling, acting with, and in accordance wi.th, the advice of the National Executive I. hereby declare the whole of the offshore seas ttl be the declared fishmg zone. Dated this 17t1. day of March, 1978.

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