Commonwealth Numbered Acts

MINERALS (SUBMERGED LANDS) ACT 1981 No. 81, 1981 - SECT 21

21. (1) For the purposes of this Act, the surface of the Earth shall be deemed
to be divided -

   (a)  by the meridian of Greenwich and by meridians that are at a distance
        from that meridian of 1 minute, or a multiple of 1 minute, of
        longitude; and

   (b)  by the equator and by parallels of latitude that are at a distance
        from the equator of 1 minute, or a multiple of 1 minute, of latitude,
        into sections, each of which is bounded -

   (c)  by portions of 2 of those meridians that are at a distance from each
        other of 1 minute of longitude; and

   (d)  by portions of 2 of those parallels of latitude that are at a distance
        from each other of 1 minute of latitude.

(2) For the purposes of this Act -

   (a)  the sea-bed beneath a graticular section that is wholly within an
        adjacent area constitutes a block; and

   (b)  if a part only of a graticular section is, or parts only of a
        graticular section are, within an adjacent area, the sea-bed beneath
        that part, or those parts, of that graticular section constitutes a
        block.