The Act defines "internal waters", "archipelagic waters", the territorial sea and the exclusive economic zone of Kiribati and makes provision for sovereign rights, protection of the marine environment, navigation, exploitation and exploration of resources, etc. with respect to those waters. "The baseline of Kiribati" means the low-water line of the seaward side of the reef fronting the coast of any part of Kiribati or bounding any lagoon waters adjacent to any part of that coast, or where a reef is not present the low-water line of the coast itself. Within the exclusive economic zone the Republic of Kiribati has sovereign rights for the purpose of exploring and exploiting, conserving and managing the natural resources, whether living or non-living, of the seabed and the subsoil under the seabed, and the waters over the seabed. The Minister may make regulations, in accordance with the rules of international law, for prescribing measures for the protection and preservation of the marine environment of the exclusive economic zone. The Minister shall also take care of the publication charts indicating closing lines, baselines, etc. (12 sections)
Kiribati · 1983-05-16