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The baseline.
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4.—(1) Save as otherwise provided, the baseline is low-water mark—
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(a) on the coast of the mainland or of any island, or
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(b) on any low-tide elevation situated wholly or partly at a distance not exceeding three nautical miles from the mainland or an island.
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(2) The Government may by order prescribe straight baselines in relation to any part of the national territory and the closing line of any bay or mouth of a river, and any line so prescribed shall be taken as the baseline.
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(3) The Government may by order revoke or amend an order under subsection (2).
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