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MARITIME ZONES (CONTIGUOUS ZONE) REGULATIONS

The contiguous zone is a belt of sea contiguous to but beyond the territorial sea where the Coastal State may exercise enforcement jurisdiction to prevent and punish infringement of its customs fiscal immigration and sanitary laws and regulations within its territory or territorial sea 1 This

PDF	Convention on the Territorial Sea and the Contiguous Zone Convention on the Territorial Sea and the Contiguous Zone Done at Geneva on 29 April 1958 The States Parties to this Convention Have agreed as follows: PART I TERRITORIAL SEA SECTION I

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Contiguous Zone of the United States

The contiguous zone of the United States is a zone contiguous to the terri-torial sea of the United States in which the United States may exercise the control necessary to prevent infringement of its customs fiscal immigra-tion or sanitary laws and regulations within its territory or territorial sea and to punish infringement of the above l

PDF	United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea contiguous zone the exclusive economic zone and the continental shelf 37 Article 49 Legal status of archipelagic waters of the air space over archipelagic waters and of their bed and

What control does a coastal state have in its contiguous zone?
In its contiguous zone, a coastal State may exercise the control necessary to prevent the infringement of its customs, fiscal, immigration or sanitary laws and regulations within its territory or territorial sea, and punish infringement of those laws and regulations committed within its territory or territorial sea.
What is a contiguous zone?
12 Malcom Evans, International Law (4th edn, Oxford 2014) pg 667. With the establishment of the contiguous zone, it gives enforcement jurisdiction beyond the territorial sea for special purposes namely; customs, fiscal, immigration or sanitary purposes only but not exceeding 24 nm limit from the territorial sea baseline.
When did the US become a contiguous zone?
In 1972, the U.S. proclaimed a contiguous zone extending from 3 to 12 miles offshore (Department of State Public Notice 358, 37 Fed. Reg. 11906 (June 15, 1972), consistent with the 1958 UN Convention on the Territorial Sea and Contiguous Zone.
What if a suspected vessel is within the contiguous zone?
(1) Subject to the provision of Section 13, providing the suspected vessel is within the contiguous zone when it is ordered to stop by the Coast Guard or authorized government official, having reasonable grounds to believe that the suspected vessel committed an offence to the laws of Guyana, only then the pursuit may be undertaken.

Baseline

Generally speaking, the normal baseline is the low-water line along the coast as marked on large-scale charts officially recognized by the coastal State. Special rules for determining the baseline apply in a variety of circumstances, such as with bays, ports, mouths of rivers, deeply indented coastlines, fringing reefs, and roadsteads. Consistent w

Internal Waters

Internal (or inland) waters are the waters on the landward side of the baseline from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured. The coastal State has full sovereignty over its internal waters as if they were part of its land territory. The coastal State may exclude foreign flag vessels from its internal waters subject to the right of ent

Territorial Sea

Each coastal State may claim a territorial sea that extends seaward up to 12 nautical miles (nm) from its baselines. The coastal State exercises sovereignty over its territorial sea, the airspace above it, and the seabed and subsoil beneath it. Foreign flag ships enjoy the right of innocent passage while transiting the territorial sea subject to la

Contiguous Zone

Each coastal State may claim a contiguous zone adjacent to and beyond its territorial sea that extends seaward up to 24 nm from its baselines. In its contiguous zone, a coastal State may exercise the control necessary to prevent the infringement of its customs, fiscal, immigration or sanitary laws and regulations within its territory or territorial

Exclusive Economic Zone

Each coastal State may claim an Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) beyond and adjacent to its territorial sea that extends seaward up to 200 nm from its baselines (or out to a maritime boundary with another coastal State). Within its EEZ, a coastal State has: (a) sovereign rights for the purpose of exploring, exploiting, conserving and managing natural

Three Nautical Mile Line

The Three Nautical Mile Line, as measured from the territorial sea baseline and previously identified as the outer limit of the U.S. territorial sea, is retained on NOAA nautical charts because it

Natural Resources Boundary

The nine (9) nautical mile Natural Resources Boundary is the seaward limit of the submerged lands of Puerto Rico, Texas, and the Gulf coast of Florida. It coincides with the inner limit of the outer continental shelf under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act. Coast Pilot noaa.gov

Continental Shelf

The continental shelf of a coastal State is comprised of the seabed and subsoil of the submarine areas that extend beyond its territorial sea throughout the natural prolongation of its land territory to the outer edge of the continental margin, or to a distance of 200 nm from its baselines where the outer edge of the continental margin does not ext

High Seas

The high seas are comprised of all parts of the sea that are not included in the exclusive economic zone, the territorial sea or the internal waters of a State, or in the archipelagic watersof an archipelagic State. noaa.gov

Straits Used For International Navigation

“Straits used for international navigation” are those that are used or are capable of use for international navigation between one area of the high seas or exclusive economic zone (“EEZ”) and another area of the high seas or EEZ. Part III of the Law of the Sea Convention (articles 34-45offsite link) describes the regime of transit passage through s

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PDF	Convention on the Territorial Sea and the Contiguous Zone 1958 1.In a zone of the high seas contiguous to its territorial sea the coastal State may exercise the control necessary to: (a). Prevent infringement of its

PDF	United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea Article 48. Measurement of the breadth of the territorial sea the contiguous zone

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PDF	Contiguous Zone of the United States International law recognizes that coastal nations may establish zones contiguous to their territorial seas known as contiguous zones. The contiguous zone

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