The Turks and Caicos Islands (Territorial Sea) Order 1989
This Order extends the boundaries of the Turks and Caicos Islands so as to include, as territorial sea, the sea within twelve nautical miles of the baselines, together with its seabed and subsoil, and makes other provisions in this connection. In particular, it defines the baseline from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured as generally the low water line, but between North West Point, Providenciales and Company Point, West Caicos; between South West Point, West Caicos and Toney Rock – SE; and between Toney Rock – NE and Drum Point, East Caicos a series of straight lines joining specified points lying on the seaward side of the Turks and Caicos group of islands are used.