Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2016L00302:reg:6
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2016L00302
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 6
Character Range: 4910–5565

6  Bays
 (1) Subject to subsection (2), an indentation is a bay if the distance between the low‑water marks of the natural entrance points of the indentation does not exceed 24 miles.
 (2) An indentation is not a bay if:
 (a) for an indentation that has one mouth—the area of the indentation is less than that of the semi‑circle whose diameter is a line drawn across the mouth of the indentation; and
 (b) for an indentation that, because of the presence of islands, has more than one mouth—the area of the indentation is less than that of the semi‑circle drawn on a line as long as the sum total of the lengths of the lines across the different mouths.