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Territorial Waters (Amendment) Decree 1998.

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The Territorial Waters (Amendment) Decree of 1970 extended the limits of the Territorial Waters of Nigeria from 12 nautical miles to 30 nautical miles. This Decree changes the definition of territorial waters by replacng the words "thirty nautical miles" with the words "twelve nautical miles". (3 sections)
Title
Territorial Waters (Amendment) Decree 1998.
Country
Nigeria
Type of document
Legislation
Date of text
1998
Data source
FAO, FAOLEX
Glossary term(s)
sovereignty
ECOLEX region
Africa
Western Africa
ECOLEX URL
ECOLEX URL
ECOLEX
Attached files
PDF icon http://extwprlegs1.fao.org/docs/pdf/nig22323.pdf
Amends
Territorial Waters Act.