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Territorial Sea Act 2012 (Act 750).

Country/Territory
Malaysia
Document type
Legislation
Date
2012
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to provide for the territorial sea of Malaysia and for connected matters.
Subject
Sea
Keyword
Maritime zone Territorial sea Survey/mapping Sovereignty
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, South-Eastern Asia
Entry into force notes
This Act enters into force on 22 June 2012.
Abstract

This Act, consisting of seven sections, establishes the territorial sea of Malaysia. It specifies that the above mentioned sea for all purposes is 12 nautical miles, and the baselines from which the breadth of that territorial sea is to be measured shall for all purposes be those established in accordance with section 5 of the Baseline of Maritime Zones Act 2006. For the purposes of the Continental Shelf Act 1966 [Act 83], the Petroleum Mining Act 1966 [Act 95], the National Land Code [Act 56/65] and any written law relating to land in force in Sabah and Sarawak, any reference to territorial sea therein shall in relation to any territory be construed as a reference to such part of the sea adjacent to the coast thereof not exceeding 3 nautical miles measured from the low-water line. The sovereignty in respect of the territorial sea, and in respect of its bed and subsoil, is vested in the Yang di-Pertuan Agong in right of Malaysia. The Yang di-Pertuan Agong may: a) cause to be prepared and issued any map, as he thinks fit, relating to the limits of the territorial sea; or b) cause to be prepared and issued a large-scale chart or appropriate scale chart for ascertaining position, as he thinks fit, showing the low-water line along the coast and may cause to be shown on such chart any other matter referred to in paragraph (a).

Full text
English
Website
www.federalgazette.agc.gov.my