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Legislation and other material
United Kingdom - Territorial Waters Jurisdiction Act, 1878
Singapore Government Press Release: Exclusive Economic Zone (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 15 September 1980) (see Law of the Sea BulletinNo. 67)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Press Statement: International Court of Justice awards sovereignty of Pedra Branca to Singapore, 23 May 2008 (see Law of the Sea BulletinNo. 67)
No. 1485-SINGAPORE MARITIME ZONES (Government Gazette of 30 May 2008) (see Law of the Sea BulletinNo. 67)

Piracy

Penal Code 1849; Maritime Offences Act

Maritime boundary delimitation agreements
 and other material

with Indonesia
 Treaty between the Republic of Indonesia and the Republic of Singapore relating to the delimitation of the territorial seas of the two countries in the Strait of Singapore, 25 May 1973 (entry into force: 29 August 1974; registration #: 45144 ; registration date: 5 August 2008; link to UNTS) (see Law of the Sea Bulletin No.68)
 Treaty between the Republic of Indonesia and the Republic of Singapore relating to the delimitation of the territorial seas of the two countries in the western part of the Strait of Singapore (Western Boundary Treaty), 10 March 2009 (entry into force: 10 March 2009; registration #: 48026 ; registration date: 16 December 2010; link to UNTS) (see Law of the Sea Bulletin No.75)
 Treaty between the Republic of Singapore and the Republic of Indonesia relating to the delimitation of the territorial seas of the two countries in the eastern part of the Strait of Singapore, 3 September 2014 (entry into force: 10 February 2017; registration # 54672; registration date: 25 September 2017; link to UNTS)

with Malaysia
Agreement between the Government of Malaysia and the Government of the Republic of Singapore to Delimit Precisely the Territorial Waters Boundary in Accordance with the Straits Settlements and Johore Territorial Waters Agreement 1927 (1995)
Case concerning Land Reclamation by Singapore in and around the Straits of Johor (Malaysia v Singapore): Settlement Agreement, 26 April 2005 (seeLaw of the Sea Bulletin No. 59, p. 30)
 
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