Legal Supplement Part A to the "Trinidad and Tobago Gazette", Vol. 25, No. 31 1, 17th November, 1986

Fifth Session Second Parliament Republic of Trinidad and Tobago

REPUBLIC. OF TFUNIDAD AND TOBAGO

Act No. 24 of 1986

[L.S. l

AN ACT to declare the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago an archipelagic State, ancl to define the new areas of marine space appertaining to 'rrinidad and Tobago in the exclusive economic zone, and in the archipelagic waters, and the nature and extent of the jurisdiction t;o be exercised by it in eaclr of these areas and to make provision for matters conllected therewith in accordance with the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, done in Montego Bay, Jamaica on 10th December, 1982.

[Assented to l l tlz November, 19861

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Enactmerlt ENAUTED by the Parl iament of Trinidnd nnd Tobago as follows :-

Short tltla 1. Tlus Act rnny bo cited as the Archipelngio Waters a n d Exclusive Economic Zone Act, 1986.

PART I P R E L ~ N A R Y

2 . It1 this A c G - "allorvable catch" means the amount of living

rcsources clctermincd by the Minister to wllorn responsibility for Gslleries is assigned in accordance wit11 relevant environmentni anci economio factors ;

"archipelagic State" means the political entity of Trinidad a n d Tobago comprising t h a t group of islands including parts of islands inter- connecting waters a n d otllcr natural features wllicll a re so closcly interrelated tha t they forrn a n intrinsic gcograpllical a n d econon~ic ent i ty;

L c arcllipelagic waters" means t h s waters enclosed by tllo archipelagic baselines a s d r a m in accordance ~ i t l ~ ~ e c t i o n G ;

c c conservatiori a n d management" includes all methods a n d measures which are-

( a ) required to rebuild, restore or main- tain, or which are useful in rebuilding? restoring or maintauling any living resource or tllo nlariile environment,. ancl

(b) designed to ensure that-- (i) a supply of food and other

products m a y be tnlten. and t h a t recreat io~la~ berlcfits m a y be obtained on a continuing basis;

(ii) irreversible o r long- term adverse effects on fishery resources or tho mnrinc environment a re avoiclecl . and

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(iii) thero -41 be a multiplicity of options nvnilable wit11 r e ~ p e c t to the use of such resources ;

r r contiguous zone" means that area contiguous to tho territorial Ben w1Licll cfocs not cxtend beyond twenty-four nautical miles from tho archipelagic baselines from wluch tho brendth of tho territorial sea is measured;

"continental sllclf" &all have tho meaning assigned to i t in the Contirierital Shelf Act;

c Convention" nlcnlls the United Nations Convep- tion on the Law of tllo Sea dono in Montego Bay, Jamaica on 10th December, 1982;

"fish" it~cludes oysters, crabs, shrimps, turtles, turtle eggs, coral and any species of other marine fauna;

"fisllery" means any one or more stoclts of fish, wilicll can bo treated s s n unit for tho purpose of conservation nnd mnnagement, and which are identzed on the basis of geographical, scientific, technical, recreational nnd economical characteristics, and includes any fishing for any such stoclrs;

"fishing craft" means n vessel, aircraft, hovercraft or other craft of whatever size nrld ho~vever propelled that is capable of being used for fishing and is operated for financial remnrd or other material gain, scientific research or processing, storage or carriage of fie11 a n d includes ariy vessel used in support of or arlcillary to fishing operations, but does not include a vessel transporting fish or fish products as part of its general cargo ;

"forcigrx Gsling craft" mcans a fishing craft flying the flag of a foreign State or registered in a foreign State;

r r foreign ship" means n vessel in which less than fifty-one per ccnt of the ownership is vested in nationals of Trinidad and Tobago;

r l master" mearu ally person having command of a ship;

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"Minister" means the Minister to wl~om re,spon bility for tlle subject of Extcrnal Affairs assigned ;

"nautical mile" means 1552 metres; t c territorial sea" shall have the rllea,ning assigll

to i t in tlre Territorial Sea Act.

~ c c l a r a t l o n o f 'rr lnida(l nnd

3. '1'110 I3,epublic of Trinidad 8nd Toba.go is cleclarecl T O I , ~ K O as a11 nrchipelagic Statc. a r c l ~ i p c l a g i ~ StRtO

~ r c h i p e l a g i c 4. The archipelngic waters of Trinidacl and Tobago sl waters irlclucle any areas of tllo sea that nro enclosed by

archipelagic baselines &awn in accordance with sectjoli

L C ~ ~ I s t a t r ~ s 5. Tlrs sovercigllty of Trinidad and Tobago ns oI ntchIpclag1c waters , nir archipclagic State extends to- space becl and sribcoll (a) t l ~ e nrchipelagic watcrs regardless of t

cleptll or distance from the coast; and (b) the airspace over the arcllipelagic water?

well as their becl and subsoil ancl the resou: both living ancl non-living conta,ined tire1

Arcllipclaglc 6. ( l ) '.Clle arcl~ij~elagic baselines of 7~riniclacl and ToL bascllnes s11a11 consist of straight baselines joining the outerr;

points of tile outermost islands and drying reefs of arcllipelago.

(2) Tlro bnselirles drawn in accordance wit11 section ~ l l n l l 11c slro~vn on cliarts of a scale or scales adeo for nscortninilig Ilicir position, or altcr ~iatively lis geographical CO-orclinates of points, specilying tlle geoc datum may bo substituted.

(3 ) '.rhe Ninister slla!J give due publicity to c i~s r t s or lisls of gcograplrical CO-orcLinatcs by Noticc i Gazelle, ancl slrall cause EL copy of cacll such cllart or of geograplical CO-orclhates to be depositecl with Secretary General of the United Nations.

Mcnsr l~ cn l en t o r 7. The breadth of the territorial sea, the contig tcr t i tor la l s ea , contiguorls 7.011c, ZOI~C, tho csc lus i~e economic zone and tlle contin e x c l ~ t s ~ v r eco~ lo rn i c zone a n d shelf shall be nlensurcct from arclripelagic baselines dra- contillcntal accordance wit;h section 6.

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8. Trinidad and 'I'oba,go Inay clraw closing lines 1vitIi11 rllt.m.1 waters

i ts nrchipelngic waters for tllo delimitatio~l of the in1;ernnl waters as defined in the Territorial Sea Act. chap . I :S I

9. (1) Without prejudice to section 5, Trinidad and cx'.t'na agreements

Tobago shall respcct existing agreerncnts nnd other treaties wit11 other Statcs niTectirig areas falling within the arcllipclagic waters.

(2) The extent and tllo areas to ~vllich t l ~ e existi~ig agreements apply, sllall a t tllo rcquest of any of the States concerned, bo regulntccl by bilntersl agreements bet~vccll thern.

10. Y'rinidntl and 'I'obago sllall respect exisling s l ~ b - ,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,, marine cablcs laic1 by other States a ~ i d passitig tllr-oligl~ i ts waters without entering up011 its territory and fillall permit the maintenance and replacement of sucll cables llpon receiving cl110 notice of their location and the irltentioll to repair or replace them.

11. (1) Without prejudice to section S sliips of all Statcs enjoy the right of innocent; passn.ge in the arclripelagic Innocent papsage

waters of Trinidad and Tobago.

(2) For tile purpose of tlLis sectioli passage mealis ~lavigntion tllrough the arcllipelagic ~vaters of Trk-~idncl anci 'Tobago for the purpose of-

( a ) crossing those waters witllout eritering tlle intcrnnl waters or calling nt a roadstencl or port facility outside internal waters; or

( b ) proceecling to or fsotn irlterna,l waters or n call a t sucll roadstead or port facility.

(3) Such passage shall be continuous and expeditious a u d includes stopping and anchoring but only in so far ns they are illcidentil to ordinary navigaLion or are rendered necessary by l o ~ c e n ~ a j e u r e or clistress or for the purpose of rendering assistance to persons, sllips or aircrafts irl

clanger or distress.

12. (1) Passage is innocent so long as i t is not prejuclicial ;;;$$ ;:ssngo

to the peace, good orcler or security of Trinidad and Tobngo and is in co11forlniLy with the provisions of the Collverltioll a n d such otller relevant rules of international law.

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(2) Tho passage of a foreign ship shall be considered preju&cial to the peace, good order or security of Trinidad and Tobago where it engages in the archipelagic waters, in the follo~ving activities:

( a ) any threat or uso of forco against tile sovereignty territorial integrity or political inrlepcndcnco of Trillidad and Tobago or any violation of the principles of international law embodied in the Charter of the United Nations ;

(b) any exercise or practice with weapons of any hid ;

(c) any act aimed nt collecting information to tlls prcjudics of the defence or security of Trinidad and Tobago;

(d) any act of propaganda aimed a t affecting the defence or security of Trinidad and Tobago;

(e) tllo launclling, landing or taking on board of any aircraft ;

(f) the lal~nclling, landing or taking on board of any military device;

(g) tlio loading o r unloading of any commoclity, currency or person contrary t o the customs fiscal, immigration or sanitary laws and rcgulations of Trinidad and Tobago;

( h ) any act of wilful and serious pollution contrary to the Convention;

(i) any fistung activities without the consent of the Minister;

(j) the carrying out of research or survey activities mi thout the consent of the Minister;

(7;) any act ai1ncc1 a t interfering wit11 ally systems of communication or any other facilities or installation of Trinidad and Tobago;

(l) any other activity not having a b e c t bearing on passaqe.

Suqpenslon of lonoccnt passage

13. (1) 'rho President may by Proclamation suspend. temporarily, in specified areas of the archipelagic waters, tlie innocent passage of foreign sliips, where such suspension is essential for the protection of its security.

(2) Such suspensiorl sllall take effect only after clue publication.

( 3 ) F n i I ~ ~ r e t o cornply with a proclamation made under this section is a n offence.

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PART 111

14. Tlio exclusive economic zone of Trinidad and Tobago Estnblishment or exclrisive econornlc (hereinafter referred to as "tlle exclusive econo~nic zone") .one

comprises aLl areas of sea, hnving ns their innermost limits tllo outcrmost lirrlits of the territorial sea, a ~ i d as their outermost limits a line drawn seawarcl from the baseline from which tho territorial sea is nleasurecl every point of ~viGch is a t a distance of two Ilundred nautical miles frorn the nearest point of the baselines.from which the breadth of tho territorial sea is measured.

15. TiVhcre the distance between Trinidad and Tobago ~ , l ~ , ~ t , u , ~ ,r and opposite or adjacent States is less than four hundredP,",':ik'&.::","""'" nautical miles, the boundary of the exclusive economic States opposlte with o r

zone shall be determined by agreement between Trinidad adJacen tcoas t s

and Tobago and the States concerned on the basis of international law in order to achieve an equitable solution.

16. The Mixlister may by Order, and for the purpose of E;;;:;;;; i~uplementing an intcrnational agreement or the award limits 01

exdus lve economic of an international body declare that the outer limits ofzon, the exclusive economic zone extend to such line, any point of which may be a t a distance of less than two hundred nautical miles frorn t,he nearest point of tlie nrcl-~ipelagic hnseline, as specified in such Order.

17. Tlle i\iLuris ter- (a ) shall cause the outer limits of tile exclusive Outer Limits of

C I C I U S I V C cmnon i i c economic zono and any lines of clelilnitation to h. s i lown

drawn to be shown on charts of a scale or O n d'"rts

scales adequate for determining them; or ( h ) may substitute therefor lists of geograpllical

co-ordinates of points specifying the geodetic claturn ;

(c) give duo publicity to such cl~arts or lists of geographical co-ordinates by Notice in the Gazelle : and

(d) shall cause a copy of each sucll chart or lists of geographical co-ordinates to be deposited wit11 tho Secretary General of the Ur~ited Nations.

Vcstcd r l g l ~ t s o r T r l r ~ i d n ( l nocl 'l'ohngo ovcr sca-bcrl an t i submarine arcas c o ~ ~ t l ~ ~ u c d C h a p . 1:51

Chnp. 1:52

Soverclgn r l g l ~ t s n n d J i ~ r i s d i c t i o r ~ 01 ' r ~ i ~ ~ l d a [ l 2 1 1 d

Tobago In cxcluslvc c c o r ~ o ~ r ~ i c z o n c

C C ) I I ~ C I C : l l ! f J l l ; l l l < l

I l lnt lagenlcrl t o f l i v i r i g rcsourccs

No. 24 Archipelagic W a t e r s and Exclusive 1986 Ecorzonric Zone

18. '1'110 cs tab l i s l~mcl~t of the exclusive ecorlornic zone sllall no t nffcct t11.c vcstecl rjglits of TrinicJnd nncl T o b a ~ o ovcr tlie sca-bcd a,nd submn.rine areas of L110 territorial sea nncl conti~lelltal shclf ns se t ou t ill tlie Territorial Sea Act; ancl the Conti1ient;nl Sllelf Act.

19. Triniclacl n.ncl 'l'obago i r ~ tllo esclusivo econo~nic zoue Ilas-

( a ) sovereign rights over- ( i ) the exploration aricl csploitation,

conservntion ancl ~nnrlngcnlent O S tlie living ancl non-livitlg naturnl resources of tlto waLel.s supcrjncent to tllc sea-bed allcl of tllc sea-bcd alitl it,s subsoil ;

( i i ) tllc procluctioli of energy froru the water, currents nrlcl ~ v i ~ ~ c l s ; nrld

( 6 ) j ~ ~ s i s d i c tion over- ( i ) tlie establislimeut artd use of nrtificial

islmlds, insLnllnliorls allcl structures; (ii) 111r~rine scientific researcli; and

(iii) lllo protection ancl preservation of the marine environriicn L.

20. Snb,jecl; to ally otlicr law in force every S ta te enjoys in the ecollonlic zone, tllo Sreeclorn of-

( r ) jnying of s ~ ~ b m a r i r ~ s cables nr~cl pipelines on f 1 1 , - cf,~,l irtcrl[,nl sllclf s , l l ~ j ~ ~ f ' n f ~ I C j111.i~~licI in11 of 'J'I l~litlacl nltd Tobago ovcrS sucll c:~i)les ancl ])i j~eljr~es micl t he light, of 'l'riiuclacl mid Tobago to establisll concLitions for their laying.

21. 'l'l~e nlii~istcr' to ~ v l l o n ~ r ~ s ~ ~ o ~ ~ ~ i l ~ i l i l y [or ~ i s 1 ~ c r . i ~ ~ is ~ ~ s s i g l l c ~ l si~nll 1\11sr11c, t l~ ro l~g l i 1)ropcr. corlscrvation ancl rnnnngernc~~t , LlinL t l ~ e living resources iri tlie esclusivc ccono~nic zone arc ]lot e~i;lallgerecl 1)y ovcr-ex~)loiLation, nrlcl rnny from tirnc to Li111c 1)y Notice ill the Gcrzclle-

( a ) tlelc~,rtli~lc tlie nllowa.l~le cnLcli in respect of cvcry fisllcry witli i~l the cxcluaive eco~lornic zolle ;

N O . 24 Arc/ripelagic Waters and Exclusive- 1986 25 7 Econor?tic Zone

. ( b ) dctcrulirle tho proporticn of tlic nl lo~rnl~le cntcll to be Ilnrvestcd by citizens of 'l'riniclnd a n d Tobago in tlie exclusive econo~nic zorlo;

(c) prescribe o n the basis of ngrcenle1lt.9 or otl~cr. arrangements for tile remnini~lg proportior~ of the aliomnblo catch nrhicll other Stntcs or, tl-ic nationals of sucll States nrc perrllit,tcti to hnrvest i n the oxclilsivc econornio zone.

22. NO State , intcrnationnl orgn~lisntion, nor ~)crsorl, f i r t a l n n c t l v i t l c a o f n State , etc..

shall ~v i thou t the consent in ~vriting of tlio l'residcr~t p r o h l b l t e d w l l h o u t

~ignificcl by No Lice engngo n r i thin tllc cxclusivc ecotlorlilc zone in any of tho followulg nctivitica-

( t r ) tlio exploration arid e s ploitatioll, conscl I-n t.ion nncl manngerncnt of living and ~lorl-livi~ig natural resources;

( b ) tllo production of energy frorn wntcr, currents a n d winds ;

(c ) tllo estnbLishment alld use of artificial islalids, irlstallations nnd s t r i i c t~~rcs ;

(d) mnrine scientific resenrch; (e ) tile protection ancl preservntion of tllc niari~ie

cnvironment; nnd (j) nny other such nctivity.

23. 'L'lle j)rovisions of sectiorl 22 i l l relation to tlle nctivitJy hotly n i n i ~ t corporntc or cit irerl to o r

of ii~llillg, siln11 no t apply to tllc rig11 t of n citizen of 'l'ririic1;~c.l ,IS , , I" C X ~ U S I , ~ ~ and Tobago or n body jncorporntctl ill Tri~iicI;~d allcl 'I'c.,l~n td CD C C o r ' o m l C Z o r l e

in nrliicil a t lcnst fifty-one per cent of tlie sllnrcs arc oivr1cd by citizelis of Trinidad nnd T011a.qo.

24. 'l'he l'rosident rnay ~vitllliolcl ilis consent to t l l c ~ r ~ s ~ ~ l ~ n t l n ~ ~ !vitllhold consen t

condnct of a marine scientific resenrcll project of ntiotlicr sclc::titic t o nl; lr- ir le research

Stnto or intcrnntional organisation ill tllc exclusive ecor~omic pr-oicc t of a

zorlo nrllerc thc project proposa.I- Stat.e

( U ) is of direct sigllilicnl~ce for tlle espluraii~iil ; ~ r ~ t l

exploitntiorl of living n~icl ~lon-living natural resources ;

(6 ) involves dsilli~ig into tile contirientnl sl~cii', tllc ~ l s c of explosives or t11c intl-od\~cLion of I ~ ~ s I ~ I I ' L I I srll~stances into tlic ri~nrirle cnvirorlnlcl~t ;

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(c) involves the construction, operation or use of artificial islands, ins tauations and structures ;

(d) contains irlforrnation regarcling the nature n,ncl objectives of the project vhich is inaccurate;

(e) is rnade by s researching State or cor-npetent international organisation which has out,stand- ing obligations to Trinidad and Tobago from a prior research project ;

(l) vill result in acbivities that unjustifiably interfere with activities undertalterl by Trinidad and Tobago in accordance wit11 ~ t s sovereign rights and jurisdiction.

Trinidad ~d 25. Trir-~idad ancl Tobago mny by agreement; or treaty, Tohngo to authorise f is i~ing aut11orise any State, international organisation or persorl by agreement or treaty to fislr ~vithin the exclusive economic zone, the territorial

sea and the archipelagic waters.

Licences for foreign fisldng

26. ( l) No foreign fishing craft nor the ma,ster ancl c r d t and crew members of the crew of s foreign fishing craft Inny engage to flsh Ln exc~us iveeconom~c in fishing in the exclusive economic zone, the territorial zone. territorial sea. and the sea and tile srchipelagic waters ~vithout a licence issueci by archipelagic watem the Minister to whom responsibility for fisheries is assigned.

(2) The Minister to .vvhom responsibiliky for fisheries is assigned may, on payment of tho prescribed fees issue licerlces in respect of-

( a ) a foreign fi~lling craft; and ( b ) the master ancl members of the crew of a

foreign f i s lhg craft.

( 3 ) A licencc issuetl in rcsl;>ect of a foreign fislling crafb shall state the crafts specifications and operating conditions.

(4) A licence issued in respect of the nlaster and mernbors of the crew of a foreign f i s l ~ l g craft sllnll state their-

(a) names and addresses;

(c) fisllerlnan registration numbers ; (d) identification numbers; and ( e ) experience in fishing activities.

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27. ~ h k Minister to wllorn responsibility for fislieries ~ o r r ~ m ~ S I I I ~ ~ c r a f t no t t o exceed is assigned shall ensnre t t 1 l n h prescribed allow- " able catch

( a ) the total catch of all foreign fishing craft cloes not exceed tlle total allowable catch proscribed for all such craft; and

( b ) the total catch by all foreign fishing craft of any one State does riot exceed the apportion- ment prescribed for tha t State.

28. (1) The persons referred to in subsection (2) are Survelllancc the exclusive econornlc empowered in the exercise of their oficinl functions tb, terrrtor~d sea nnd the

( a ) stop nnd board, inspect, seize and detain n a r d t p c l n g l c

forsign fishing craft, waters

( b ) seize any fish and equipment found on board the foreign fishing craft, a.nd

(c) arrest the master and crew of any foreign fishing craft,

in the exclusive economic zone, the territorial sea and the nrcllipelngic waters, and may also institute such crirninal proceedings against them, as mny be necessary to ensure compliance with the Act and the Regulations.

(2) The persons to whom subsection (1) npplies are- ( a ) members of the Trinidad and Toba.go Coast

Guard ; ( b ) members of the Police Service; (c) Fisheries OIGcers of the Mi~listry responsible

for fisheries ; ( d ) Custorns Oficers ; (e) the I3arbour Master; and (f) any other person authorised in ~vriting by the

Minister.

29. (1) rrlio provisions of section 2G shall not npply to a Exemption

foreign iisl-ling craft or to the master and members of the crew of such craft-

( a ) in wliich a t least fifty-one per cent of the ownership thereof is vested in citizens of Trinidad and Tobago ; or

( b ) owned by a company incorporated in 'rrinidacl and Tobago in which a t least fifty-one per cent of the shares is vested in citizens of Trinidad and Tobago.

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(2) The Minister to whom responsibility for fisheries is assigned 1 i l a~ issue a Certificate of Exemption to every such foreign fishing craft referred to in subsectiorl (1).

(3) The Certificate of Exsmption sliall be carried on board the foreign fislli~~g craft, and shall be tendered for jnspection nt the request of any one or all of the persons referred to in section 28.

oncrlces 30. (1) Any foreign fisliing craft o.nd the ~naster and members of tho crew of a foreign fishing craft who, in breacll of section 2G-

( a ) fish in tlre exclusive economic zone, the territorial sea or the arcllipelagic waters ~vitllout a Licence;

( b ) fail to co~nply with the terrus of a Licence; or ( G ) obstruct a person empowered to urldert~lie

surveillance in the exclusive economic zone, the territorial sea or the archipelagic waters in the performance of 1Gs duties,

is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction in tho cass of an oKence in tllo oxclusivo ecoriomic zone to a fino of fifty tllouaand dollars and in the case of a n offence in the territorial sea nrld the nrchipelagic waters to a fine of ten Lhousanrl dollars nnd imprisonment for six rnonths nnd ill addition in all cases to suspension or carlceUation of the licence, forfeiture of the craft, equipment and all the fish found on board.

(2 ) A n y foreign ship and the master and members of its crew that pn.ss th.roug11 the archipeln.gic waters of 'Trinidad and Tol~ngo corltrary to scction 11 or 13 is guilty of nn offence and is liable on summary conviction l;o a fine of twenty-five thousand dollars and to imprisonment for six montlls.

(3) Any offence, under the provisio~ls of this Act or Regulations nrllich is com~llitted ivitllil tlle exclusive econo~nio zone sllall be deemed to have been committed hi Trinidad and Tobago.

l \c lcnsc oc 31. A Foreign fislling craft wilicli is seized nnd detained arrested cra f ts and the rnaster and crew of wllich are arrested under

section 28 sllall be promptly released up011 the posting o r the prescribed bond in the sum of one llunclred thousan(: dollar^ or other surety.

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32. Tile President Inay rnnlro Rcgulntiorls for ilnpler~lcnl- ncgulntlons

ing tllo ~ ~ r o v i s i o n s of this Act [or nriyllring LllnL is required or nuthoriseci to bo prescribed by or under this Act and in particulnr for the-

( c t ) protectiorl a n d prescrvntion of the rnnrino cnvironrnent, nlid Ll~e prcvcnlioll, ~cduclioll ancl control of po1luLiorl of tllat envkonment arising from-

(i) lnnd-based sources i~lcluciing rivers, estuaries, pjpelirles nncl outf8.U structures;

(ii) scn-becl nclivi1,ics undcr tllo jurisdic- t ion of Tr-ir~iclnd ant1 'J.'obngo ant1 arlificinl islnntls i~lstnllat~ior~s nrld struclures u~lclcr i ts jurisdiction ;

(i i i) clumping;

(iv) vessels ; nlirl

( v ) tllo alrnospllerc;

( b ) marirlo scicrltilic rcsenrcll ~vi t l l in the excltlsive e c o ~ l o u i c zorlo ;

(c) construc tiori operation nncl use of- (i) a r tificisl isln.llds ;

(ii) ir~stnllaliolis nrld sLrucLi~res for ecorlor~~ic purposes;

(iii) installations arlcl sL1,tlclurcs ~vl i ic l~ I n n y i r t l r r f ; \ l n ~vi t l l lilic escr.ci.se of the rjglits ol' 'l'~jlliclnd nricl 'I'obngo,

v i t h i n the exclusive cconomic zone;

(d) exploration nrlcl esl11oiLatiorl of l110 exc l~~s ive ecorlomic zo~lo for Llkc j)roducLioli of' c~icrgy from waters, c lurc~l ls nncl ~vi~lc l s ;

( e ) administ;ration 01 Lilo Act ;

(I) Licensing of Llie ulaster nritl ulclnbers of Llle crow of a foreign fisI~i11g craft, fisllj~lg crnll nrid equipme11 t ;

(g) paymen t of licorice fees;

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( h ) dclerrni~inlion of tile species of fish wllicll Inny ba cauglil;;

(i) fixing of quotas oC cat cl^ of fisli, ~ I l e t I l c r in rclnt io~i to particular stoclrs o r groups of sloclcs or cstcll pcr craft over n periocl of t i ~ i ~ o or lo tIlo c n l c l ~ by Forejgll Slntes or 1110 citixc~ls of sucll Stales during n specified pcriod ;

( j ) regulatir~g seasolis ancl areas o l f i s lh ig ;

( I c ) tllc Lype~, sizes nritl n~nou l l t of gear nlid tllo types, eizcs aricl rlrlrnber of f i s l h ~ g crnfts tha t nlny be uscd for fisllil~g;

( L ) fixing of t l ~ o n.go arld sizc of Gs l~ arid o t l ~ e r species t l ia t may bo caught;

( n ) C O I I ~ U C ~ a n d regulnliori uridcr tlie nuLl~orisaLior~ a ~ l d corilrol of 1110 Gover~l~ucr i t of ~peuifiecl iisllcrics researcl1 prograrnIncs iliclucling tlio snrliplirig o r catcllcs, clisposition of unmplcs nnd rcporlirlg of associated scieriLiIic d a t a ;

(o) t l ~ c pl :~cir~g of obsot.vcrs or lrninees, by Llio Govcr~iulcrll;, v11 Lonrtl cral'is involved irl fisheries resesrcli programmes;

( p ) Iarldiug o r nU or any pnrt of l110 cntcll by sucll crafl; 111 llle ports of ' l ' rhidad a n d 'l'obago;

\d. corldition.g re1al;ing to joint ventures mutually agreecl nrrnrlgeulcnts;

erlLs for Llm Lrnining of persorule1 n~tcl (sfcr of teclluology t ~ ~ i d researcl1 ogy relntcd to Lllo coriservaliorl nrld erlt of Lllo living nnd lion-Living 30 urccs;

;~ in t ion of archipc1n.gic sea lnnes

No. 24 rirchipelagic Waters and Exclzcsive 1986 263 Ecoizonzic Zone

Passed in' the Houso of Representatives this 18th day of August; 10SG.

R. I,. GRIFFITK Acting Clerlc of the House

Passed in the Senate this 23th day of October, 10SG.

&I. CAPtRINGTON Acting Clerlc of the Senate

GOVERNMENT P ~ I N T E R Y , INIDA ID AD, T R I N I D A D A N D T o D A G D - - ~ ~ ~ ~