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For the purposes of this Act, the territorial seas of the State shall be that portion of the sea which lies between the baseline and the outer limit of the territorial seas (sect. 2) and the outer limit of the territorial seas is the line every point of which is at a distance of three nautical miles from the nearest point of the baseline (sect. 3). Section 4 defines "baseline" whereas section 5 defines "internal waters". For the purposes of Part XIII of the Fisheries (Consolidation) Act, 1959, t
An Act to make provision in respect of the territorial seas and the exclusive fishery limits of the State, and to provide for the conservation of the living resources of the sea and for other matters connected with the matters aforesaid.
