Vesting of maritime resources in the Union clarifies ownership of territorial waters, continental shelf and exclusive economic zone. The substituted Article provides that all lands, minerals and other things of value beneath the ocean within India's territorial waters, continental shelf and exclusive economic zone vest in the Union and are held for Union purposes; it also declares that all other resources of the exclusive economic zone vest in the Union and permits Parliament to specify by law the limits of territorial waters, continental shelf, exclusive economic zone and other maritime zones.
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Vesting of maritime resources in the Union clarifies ownership of territorial waters, continental shelf and exclusive economic zone.
The substituted Article provides that all lands, minerals and other things of value beneath the ocean within India's territorial waters, continental shelf and exclusive economic zone vest in the Union and are held for Union purposes; it also declares that all other resources of the exclusive economic zone vest in the Union and permits Parliament to specify by law the limits of territorial waters, continental shelf, exclusive economic zone and other maritime zones.
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