TCI Constitution

Baselines- particular 4. (1) The baseline from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured between North West Point, Providenciales and Company Point, West Caicos; between South West Point, West Caicos and the south-easterly point of Toney Rock; and between the north-easterly point of Toney Rock and Drum Point, East Caicos shall consist of the series of loxodromes drawn so as to join successively, in the order in which they are there set out, the points identified by the co-ordinates of latitude and longitude in the first column of the Schedule to this Order, each being a point situate on the low water line on or adjacent to the feature named in the second column of that Schedule opposite to the co-ordinates of latitude and longitude of the point in the first column. (a) U.K. Act, 1895 c. 34 © Crown Copyright 2014 Copying/unauthorised distribution strictly prohibited. Printed under Authority by The Regional Law Revision Centre Inc. www.lawrevision.ai  LAWS OF TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS Constitution CAP. 1.01 96 Revision Date: 31 Dec 2014 (2) The provisions of paragraph (1) of this article shall be without prejudice to the operation of article 3 of this Order in relation to any island or low-tide elevation which for the purposes of that article is treated as if it were an island, being an island or low-tide elevation which lies to seaward of the baseline specified in paragraph (1) of this article. Interpretation 5. In this Order— (a) “island” means a naturally formed area of land surrounded by water which is above water at mean high-water spring tides; (b) “low-tide elevation” means a naturally formed area of drying land surrounded by water which is below water at mean high-water spring tides; and (c) “nautical miles” means international nautical miles of 1,852 metres. __________ SCHEDULE Article 4 POINTS BETWEEN NORTH WEST POINT, PROVIDENCIALES AND COMPANY POINT, WEST CAICOS; BETWEEN SOUTH WEST POINT, WEST CAICOS AND TONEY ROCK – SE; AND BETWEEN TONEY ROCK – NE AND DRUM POINT, EAST CAICOS JOINED TO FORM BASELINES Co-ordinates of latitude and longitude of point referred to Name of Feature WGS 72 Datum 1. 21°51´50"N 72°20´00"W North West Point, Providenciales 2. 21°41´59"N 72°27´43"W Company Point, West Caicos Thence Low Water Line to 3. 21°37´22"N 72°28´58"W South West Point, West Caicos 4. 21°30´05"N 72°12´13"W French Cay 5. 21°10´23"N 71°48´12"W White Cay 6. 21°10´13"N 71°43´02"W Short Cay 7. 21°10´13"N 71°14´34"W Three Marys – South Islet 8. 21°20´16"N 71°05´13"W Toney Rock – SE Thence Low Water Line to 9. 21°20´21"N 71°05´10"W Toney Rock – NE 10. 21°20´58"N 71°04´57"W Martin Pinzon Cay – SE 11. 21°23´03"N 71°04´41"W Pear Cay Rock – NE 12. 21°30´48"N 71°07´52"W Grand Turk – NE Point 13. 21°43´26"N 71°28´22"W Drum Point, East Caicos __________ © Crown Copyright 2014 Copying/unauthorised distribution strictly prohibited. Printed under Authority by The Regional Law Revision Centre Inc. www.lawrevision.ai