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Continental Shelf Act (Cap. 63).

Country/Territory
Tonga
Document type
Legislation
Date
1970 (2005)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to make provision for the protection, exploration and exploitation of the Continental Shelf, the prevention of pollution in consequence of works in connection with the Shelf, and for matters connected with those purposes.
Subject
Environment gen., Sea
Keyword
Marine pollution Maritime zone Continental shelf Oil pollution Sovereignty
Geographical area
Asia and the Pacific, Oceania, Polynesia, Small Island Developing States, South Pacific
Abstract

An Act to make provision for the protection, exploration and exploitation of the Continental Shelf. "All rights exercisable by the Kingdom either inside or outside the limits of the Kingdom with respect to the sea bed and subsoil and their natural resources are hereby vested in his Majesty" (sect. 2(1)). "His Majesty may from time to time by Order-in-Council designate any area as an area within which the rights mentioned in subsection (1) of this section are exercisable, and any area so designated is in this Act referred to as a designated area" (sect. 2(4)).

Full text
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References - Legislation

Repealed by

Continental Shelf (Repeal) Act 2009 (No. 18 of 2009).

Legislation | Tonga | 2009

Keyword: Marine pollution, Maritime zone, Continental shelf, Oil pollution, Sovereignty

Source: FAO, FAOLEX