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Maritime Zones Act 2009 (No. 10 of 2009).

Country/Territory
Tonga
Document type
Legislation
Date
2010
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An 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