Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2019C00259:schedule:1:p9
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Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 1 (pt 9/24)
Character Range: 39076–41994

the appropriate service list or its equivalent, and manned by a crew which is under regular armed forces discipline.

Article 30

Non‑compliance by warships with the laws and regulations of the coastal State
 If any warship does not comply with the laws and regulations of the coastal State concerning passage through the territorial sea and disregards any request for compliance therewith which is made to it, the coastal State may require it to leave the territorial sea immediately.

Article 31

Responsibility of the flag State for damage caused by a warship or other government ship operated for non‑commercial purposes
 The flag State shall bear international responsibility for any loss or damage to the coastal State resulting from the non‑compliance by a warship or other government ship operated for non‑commercial purposes with the laws and regulations of the coastal State concerning passages through the territorial sea or with the provisions of this Convention or other rules of international law.

Article 32

Immunities of warships and other government ships operated for non‑commercial purposes
 With such exceptions as are contained in subsection A and in articles 30 and 31, nothing in this Convention affects the immunities of warships and other government ships operated for non‑commercial purposes.

SECTION 4. CONTIGUOUS ZONE

Article 33

Contiguous Zone
 1. In a zone contiguous to its territorial sea, described as the contiguous zone, the coastal State may exercise the control necessary to:
      (a) prevent infringement of its customs, fiscal, immigration or sanitary laws and regulations within its territory or territorial sea;
      (b) punish infringement of the above laws and regulations committed within its territory or territorial sea.
 2. The contiguous zone may not extend beyond 24 nautical miles from the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured.

PART V
EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE

Article 55

Specific legal regime of the exclusive economic zone
 The exclusive economic zone is an area beyond and adjacent to the territorial sea, subject to the specific legal regime established in this Part, under which the rights and jurisdiction of the coastal State and the rights and freedoms of other States are governed by the relevant provisions of this Convention.

Article 56

Rights, jurisdiction and duties of the coastal State in the
exclusive economic zone
 1. In the exclusive economic zone, the coastal State has:
      (a) sovereign rights for the purpose of exploring and exploiting, conserving and managing the natural resources, whether living or non‑living, of the waters superjacent to the sea‑bed and of the sea‑bed and its subsoil, and with regard to other activities for the economic exploitation and exploration of the zone, such as the production of energy from the water, currents and winds;
      (b) jurisdiction as provided for