Proclamation No. 1 of 1992 concerning the Exclusive Economic Zone

[CAP.29 Fisheries Zone PITCAIRN, HENDERSON, DUCIE AND OENO ISLANDS 2001 Ed.] Proclamation NO.1 of 1977 Robert Alston Governor PROCLAMATION ESTABLISHING AN EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE In the Name of Her Majesty Elizabeth II, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and ofHer other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith, By His Excellency Robert John Alston Esquire, Companion of the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Governor of Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands, Whereas there is a need to establish and to regulate activity in an exclusive economic zone around Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands, in accordance with the rules of international law, Now Therefore I, Robert John Alston, acting in pursuance of instructions given by Her Majesty through a Secretary of State, do Hereby Proclaim as follows: 1. (1) There is established for Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands an exclusive economic zone (hereinafter referred to as "the zone") beyond and adjacent to the territorial seas around those Islands; (2) The zone has as its outer limits the lines defined in the schedule to this Proclamation. 2. Any rights exercisable over the waters of the zone, its seabed and subsoil and their natural resources are hereby vested in Her Majesty. 3. In regard to the zone, Her Maj esty will exerci se jurisdiction in accordance with the rules of international law over the exploration and exploitation ofthe natural resources, the protection and preservation of the marine environment, marine scientific research and other economic exploitation, subject to such provision as is in force or may hereafter be made by law. 4. This Proclamation has force with effect from the ninth day of November 1992. 381 [2001 Ed. Fisheries Zone CAP.29] Given under my hand and the Public Seal of Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands at the British High Commission, Wellington, New Zealand, this 25th day of November in the year of Our Lord One Thousand Nine Hundred and Ninety-seven. SCHEDULE The zone is bounded by lines of the type described in Column 2 joining the points defined to the nearest second of arc by coordinates of latitude and longitude on WGS 72 Datum specified in Colunm 1 Column 1 Column 2 Co-ordinates of latitude and longitude Line type 1. 26° 34' 05" 133° 25' 29" 1-2 Loxodrome 2. 25° 40' 40" 132° 59' 32" 2-3 Loxodrome 3. 24° 04' 08" 132° 41' 11" 3-4 Loxodrome 4. 22° 22' 55" 132° 23' 23" 4-5 Loxodrome 5. 21° 03' 05" 132° 08' 37" 5-6 Loxodrome 6. 20° 45' 54" 131° 58' 43" 6-7 a line drawn 7. 26° 34' 05" 133° 25' 29" clockwise 200 nautical miles from the nearest points on the baseline of the territorial sea of Oeno, Henderson, Ducie and Pitcairn Islands 382