Territorial Sea (Amendment) Act, 1986 (Act No. 22)

i supplement Part A to the "Trinidad and Tobago Gazette", Vol. 25, Lega No. 310, 14th November, 1986 f'fth Session Second Parliament Republic of Trinidad 1 and Tobago =========================== REPUBLIC OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Act No. 22 of 1986 [L.S.] AN AcT to amend the Territorial Sea Act, Chap. 1 : 51 [Assented to 7th November, 1986) ENACTED by the Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago as Enactment follows: 1. This Act may be cited as the Territorial Sea short Tme (Amendment) Act, 1986. 149 242 No. 22 Territorial Sea 1986 Chap. l: Sl ..unerH.leU 2. The Territorial Sea Act is amended: (a) by inserting in section 2 in alphabetical sequence the following new definition " "contiguous zone" means that area· contiguous to the territorial sea which does not extend beyond twenty-four nautical miles from the archipelagic baselines from which the breadth of the terri­ torial sea is measured; " ; (b) by substituting for section 4 the following: "~~!~;~~-1 4. (1) The internal waters of Trini dad and Tobago slrnll include any areas of sea within its archipelagic waters that are on the landward side of the closing lines. (2) In this section "closing lines" means the straight lines drawn in accordance with the provisions of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, that (a) cross the mouth of a river; (b) enclose a bay; (c) delimit the waters of a harbour."; (c) by substituting for section 5 the following: "Dasclinc of 5. (1) The baselines from which the territorial sea breadth of th~ territorial sea shall be measured shall be straight archi­ pela,gic baselines of Trinidad and Tobago. . . . t (2) The arclupelag1c baselmes of Trinidad and Tobago consist of, straight baselines joining the outer-; most parts of the outermost islands · and drying reefs of the archipelago. (3) For the purposes of subsec: • t:ion (2), a low-tide elevation that lies: wholly or partly within the breadth: · .. of the sea which would be territorial. · sea if all low tide elevations wer~; 150 Territorial Sea 1986 disregarded · for the purpose of the measurement of the breadth thereof shall be treated as an island."; · ' . (d) by inserting immediately after section 6 the following new section "Control.• 6A. (1) Where in the contiguous 0 ,rerdsnlJlr, by the Slnte zone an officer referred to in subsec tion (2) has reasonable cause to suspect that the customs, revenue, immigration or health laws have been or are likely to be infringed by a vessel, such officer may stop, board and search the vessel and may direct that vessel to proceed to such place as he may specify. (2) The omcers to whom sub­ section (1) applies are (a) members of the Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard; (b) members of the Police Service; (c) customs oflicers; (d) any other person authorised in writing by the Minis­ ter to whom responsibility for National Security is assigned."; (e), in section 7(1), by substituting for the words "For the purposes of this Act, the low water line in any specified area shall be" the following words: "Where the low water line is being used as a means of measuring the closing line, the low water line shall be"· ' (f) by deleting section 8 thereof. 151 243 244 No. 22 Territorial Sea 1986 Passed in the House of Representatives this 18th day of August, 1986. H. L. GRIFFITH . Acting Clerfo of the House Passed in the Senate this 28th day of October, 1986. M. CARRINGTON Acting Clirfo of the Sen.ate GOVEI\NMENT PRINTEIIY, TRINIDAD, TRINIDAD AND TODAG0-1986 152··