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Fishery Limits (Turks and Caicos Islands)(Amendment) Ordinance, 1978 (Ordinance No. 6)

Made 1978-11-24 · Text as of 2026-10-01

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Language
English
Kind
Regulation
Country
Turks & Caicos Islands
Subjects
Fisheries and aquaculture, Sea
Keywords
marine fisheries, maritime zone, EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone, sovereignty, maritime boundaries

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  1. Issued as a Supplement to Gazette No. 57 L.N. 13 dated Sit! December, 1978 TURKS i,ND CAICOS I0LAHDS ORDINANCE NO: 6 OF 1 978 (l.s.) Short Title. no.5 of 1969, .\uends s. 2 of No. 5 of 1969. Replaces s. 3 of No.5 of 1969, I assent / s/ JOHN CLH'FORD STRONG GOVERNOR 24th Nover.1ber, 1978. EH ACTED by the Ler:sisb. ture of the Turks and Caicos Islands, as follows:. 1 • This Ordinance may be ci tod as Tho Fishery Limits (Turks and Caicos Islrcnds)(Amendr.1ent) Ordinance 1978, cU1d shall be read as onu with The Fishery Lir:iits (TurkG and Cc1icos Islands) Ordilnnco, 1969, hereinafter referred to as the principal Ordinance. 2, Section 2 of tlte princj p;'-1 Ordj nunce is hereby ar:1ended b;v inserting in alphalieticEtl sequence the fol lowing new definition " fishery limits" r,1eans tho l.in:i.ts defined in accordance with section 3;" 3, Sc ct Lon 3 of tho principc:i.J Ordilrnnce is here by repealed and replaced as follows: "Defini t:Lon of fishery li1 ii ts of the IGlancls and appli cation of fj shory 18.WG, 3. For tho purposes of this Ordinance ancl the Fisheries Protec tion Ordi11,rnce the fishery lir:1i ts of the Turks and Caicos Islands shall compri,;c such areas as nay be defined by the Governor by Proclm,1ation, 2.nrl the provisions of the said Orrl:Lncmces shn.ll have effect in the territorial waters of the Islands ,,nd in such n zone beyond those 'J1 crri torinl 1hiters as mny be defined by such a Pro clamn.tion". Pasoecl by thn Le{;i3lativc Council this 21st day of Nover1bor, 1978. / s/ Ruth Blackman Clerk. Id G.E.rl. Ewing Speaker.

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