Fisheries (Outer Limits) Proclamation 1986

[2001 Ed. Fisheries Zone CAP.29] cap. 29 FISHERIES ZONE ORDINANCE (cap. 29) FISHERIES ZONE (OUTER LIMITS) PROCLAMATION 1986 IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by subsection (3) of section 3 of the Fisheries Zone Ordinance 1980-1982 I HEREBY DECLARE that the outer limits of the Fisheries Zone contiguous to the territorial seas of the Islands ofPitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno extend to the boundary between the French economic zone around the Tuamotu Archipelago and the said Fisheries Zone as the same are determined and agreed by the Convention on Maritime Boundaries between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government ofthe French Republic the English text whereof is set out in the Schedule to this proclamation. MADE at Wellington this 16th day of December 1986. TERENCE O'LEARY Governor 378 [CAP.29 Fisheries Zone SCHEDULE 2001 Ed.] CONVENTION ON MARITIME BOUNDARIES BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE FRENCH REPUBLIC The Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the French Republic; Desiring to strengthen the relations ofgood neighbourliness and friendship between the two countries; Recognising the need to delimit in a precise and equitable manner the maritime areas around the Tuamotu Archipelago on the one hand and Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands on the other, over which the two States respectively exercise sovereignty; Have agreed as follows: Article 1 The boundary between the French economic zone around the Tuamotu Archipelago and the fisheries zone around Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands is based on a line of equidistance. This line has been determined using the baselines from which the territorial sea of each country is measured. In the case of France, the baseline is drawn in accordance with the Laws of 24 December 1971 and 28 December 1976. In the case of Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands, the baseline is the low-water mark. Article 2 (1) The boundary line determined in accordance with Article 1 is formed, by loxodromic arcs linking, in the order in which they are given, the points identified by their co-ordinates. Longitude West Latitude South 133° 25' 29" 26° 34' 05"POINT VI . POINTV2 . POINTV3 . POINTV4 . POINTV5 . POINTV6 . 132° 59' 32" 132° 41' 11" 132° 23' 23" 132° 08' 37" 131°58'43" 25° 40' 40" 24° 04' 08" 22° 22' 55" 21° 03' 05" 20° 45' 54" (2) The geographical co-ordinates given in this Article are expressed in the geodesic reference system WGS 72 (World Geodesic System). (3) The line has been drawn by the way of illustration on the map in the Annex to this Convention. Article 3 The line defined in Article 2 of this Convention constitutes the maritime boundary between the zones referred to in Article I of this Convention. 379 [2001 Ed. Fisheries Zone CAP.29] Article 4 Each Contracting Party shall notify the other of the completion of the constitutional procedures required for the entry into force of this Convention. The Convention shall enter into force on the date when the last notification is received. In witness whereof, the undersigned, duly authorised thereto by their respective Governments, have signed this Convention. Done in duplicate at Paris on 25 October 1983 in the English and French languages, both texts being equally authoritative. For the Government of the United For the Government of the French Kingdom of Great Britain and Republic: Northern Ireland: JOHN FRETWELL 380 G. GUILLAUME