New Zealand Legislation: Acts
Acts are laws made by Parliament
Reprint as at 15 December 2005
| Public Act | 1977 No 28 |
| Date of assent | 26 September 1977 |
| Commencement | see section 1 |
Act name: amended, on 1 August 1996, by section 5(1) of the Territorial Sea and Exclusive Economic Zone Amendment Act 1996 (1996 No 74).
Changes authorised by section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 have been made in this reprint.
A general outline of these changes is set out in the notes at the end of this reprint, together with other explanatory material about this reprint.
This Act is administered by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
1 Short Title and commencement
Part 1
The territorial sea of New Zealand
6 Baseline of territorial sea adjacent to bay
7 Bed of territorial sea and internal waters vested in Crown [Repealed]
8 Regulations in territorial sea
Part 1A
The contiguous zone of New Zealand
Part 2
The exclusive economic zone of New Zealand
10 Seas in zone to be New Zealand fisheries waters
11 Calculation of total allowable catch [Repealed]
12 Calculation of allowable catch by foreign fishing craft [Repealed]
13 Apportionment of allowable catch for foreign fishing craft [Repealed]
14 Prohibition of operation of unauthorised foreign fishing craft in zone [Repealed]
15 Grant of licences [Repealed]
16 Renewal of licences [Repealed]
17 Variation of licences [Repealed]
18 Fees and royalties [Repealed]
19 Licensing offences [Repealed]
20 Suspension and cancellation of licences [Repealed]
21 Review by courts [Repealed]
22 Fisheries regulations [Repealed]
23 Fishing for research, experimental, and sporting purposes [Repealed]
24 Apprehension of offenders [Repealed]
25 Security for release of foreign fishing craft [Repealed]
26 Administrative penalties for minor fisheries offences [Repealed]
27 General regulations in zone
28 General provisions as to offences in zone
Part 3
Miscellaneous provisions
29 Interim and transitional measures [Repealed]
30 Modifications to give effect to international agreement
32 Onus of proof in respect of certain offences
32A Certificates as evidence [Repealed]
An Act to make provision with respect to the territorial sea and the contiguous zone of New Zealand; and to establish an exclusive economic zone of New Zealand adjacent to the territorial sea, and in the exercise of the sovereign rights of New Zealand to make provision for the exploration and exploitation, and conservation and management, of the resources of the zone; and for matters connected with those purposes
Title: amended, on 1 August 1996, by section 5(2) of the Territorial Sea and Exclusive Economic Zone Amendment Act 1996 (1996 No 74).
