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SOM-1972-L-88096
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Title_of_text
Law No. 37 of 1972 on the Somali Territorial Sea and Ports.
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Somalia
Subjects (Classification)
Seafarers
Adopted on (Date of text)
1972-09-10
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
The Act defines the territorial sea at 200 nautical miles (art. 1) and provides for the measurement of the Territorial Sea (art. 2-3). Article 4 defines Internal Waters and Maritime Ports. "Fishing in the Territorial Sea and regular transportation of persons and goods between Somali Ports are reserved for vessels flying the Somali flag, and other authorized vessels" (art. 5,1).
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
FAOLEX (Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations)
URL
http://faolex.fao.org/
File
SOM88096 ENG.pdf (PDF of Law in English)