Act Number: 80

Act Name: The Territorial Waters, Continental Shelf, Exclusive Economic Zone and Other Maritime Zones Act, 1976

Year: 1976

Enactment Date: 1976-08-25

Long Title: An Act to provide for certain matters relating to the territorial waters continental shelf, exclusive economic zone and other maritime zones of India.

Ministry: Ministry of External Affairs

Department:

Section 1: Short title and commencement.
    (1) This Act may be called the Territorial Waters, Continental Shelf, Exclusive Economic Zone and Other Maritime Zones Act, 1976.
     (2) Sections 5 and 7 shall come into force on such date1 or on such different dates as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint; and the remaining provisions of this Act shall come into force at once.
Notes:
1. 15th January, 1977, vide notification No. G.S.R. 16(E), dated 15th January, 1977, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(i).
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