Maritime Zones Act 2009 (No. 10 of 2009). País/Territorio Tonga Tipo de documento Legislación Fecha 2010 Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Título completoAn 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. Materia Pesca, Mar, Especies silvestres y ecosistemas Palabra clave Pesca marítima Manejo y conservación pesquera Derecho de acceso Derechos tradicionales/derechos consuetudinarios Legislación básica Plataforma continental Fondo marino profundo ZEE-Zona Económica Exclusiva Alta mar Ordenación/conservación Área marina Zona marítima Infracciones/sanciones Control de la contaminación Protección del medio ambiente Soberanía Mar territorial Eliminación de desechos Investigación Conservación del ecosistema Patrimonio cultural Área geográphica Asia y Pacifico, Oceania, Polinesia, Pequeños estados insulares en desarrollo, Pacífico Sur Resumen 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. Texto completo Inglés Página web crownlaw.gov.to