Maritime Zones Act 2009 (No. 10 of 2009). Country/Territory Tonga Document type Legislation Date 2010 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to make provision for the establishment of the maritime zones of the Kingdom and in the exercise of the sovereign rights of the Kingdom and, the exploration, exploitation, protection, preservation, conservation and management of those zones and for matters concerned with those purpose. Subject Fisheries, Sea, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Marine fisheries Fishery management and conservation Access right Traditional rights/customary rights Basic legislation Continental shelf Deep sea bed EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone High seas Management/conservation Marine area Maritime zone Offences/penalties Pollution control Protection of environment Sovereignty Territorial sea Waste disposal Research Ecosystem preservation Cultural heritage Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Oceania, Polynesia, Small Island Developing States, South Pacific Abstract This Act provides for the definition of: (a) the territorial sea; (b) Archipelagic waters; (c) the Contiguous Zone; (d) the Exclusive Economic Zone and (e) the Continental Shelf of Tonga. Rights of Tonga in respect of these maritime zones are declared and traditional fishing rights and other legitimate activities of the immediately adjacent neighbouring States in certain areas falling within archipelagic waters safeguarded. The Act also defines the baselines and the closing lines for internal waters of Tonga and provides for the application of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) to Tonga. UNCLOS and any protocols, annexes, appendices and addenda to UNCLOS, are incorporated into and have the force of law in the Kingdom. Full text English Website crownlaw.gov.to