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Exclusive Economic Zone Act 1984 (Act No. 311).

Country/Territory
Malaysia
Document type
Legislation
Date
1984
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Government Gazette No. 27, 31 December 1984, Supplement No. 25 (Acts).
Long title
An Act pertaining to the exclusive economic zone and certain aspects of the continental shelf of Malaysia and to provide for the regulation of activities in the zone and on the continental shelf and for matters connected therewith.
Subject
Sea
Keyword
EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone Maritime zone Continental shelf Management/conservation Navigation Research Sovereignty
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, South-Eastern Asia
Abstract

The Act consists of 42 sections divided into 10 Parts: Preliminary (I); Exclusive Economic Zone (II); Fisheries (III); Protection and preservation of the marine environment (IV); Marine scientific research (V); Artificial islands, installations and structures (VI); Submarine cables and pipelines (VII); Enforcement (VIII); Offences, penalties, legal proceedings and compensations (IX); Miscellaneous (X).

Full text
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References - Legislation

Amended by

Exclusive Economic Zone (Amendment) Act, 2006.

Legislation | Malaysia | 2006

Keyword: Maritime zone, EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone, Sovereignty

Source: FAO, FAOLEX