Territorial Waters and Contiguous Zone (Amendment) Act, 1981

A 333 Supplimenl tal-Gazzetta tal-Gvern ta' Malta, Nru. IJ,867, 24 ta' Lulju, 1981 Taqsima A MAL TA A TT Nru. XXVlll ta' 1-1981 ATT manrug b'ligi mill-Parlament 1a' /vfalta. A TT biex: ikompli jemenda l-Att ta' I-1971 dwar l-Ibnra TerritorjaH u z-2or:,a Kontigwa. ACT No. XXVm of 1981 AN AC1' enacted by the Parliament of Malta. AN ACT further to amend the Terri­ torial Waters and Contiguous Zone Act, 1971. A 336 Short title. Amendment of section 5 of the principal Act. Addition of new section to the principal Act. (L.S.) I assent. ACT No. XX'/111 of 1981 ANTON BUTFJGIEG President 24th July, 1981 AN ACT further to amend the Territorial Waters and Contiguous Zone Act, 1971. BE IT ENACTED b1 the President, by and with the advice and consent of the House of Representatives, in this rresent Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same. ::is follows: 1. This Act may be cited as the Territorial Waters and Contiguous Zone (Amendment) Act, 1981, and shall be read and construed as one with the Territorial Waters and Contiguous Zone Act. 1971, hereinafter referred to as "the principal Act". 2. Section 5 of the principal Act shall be re-numbered as section 6. 3. Immediately after section 4 of the principal Act there shall be added the following new section: "Powers to 5. (I l The Prime :'v1inister may make regulations to regulate control and regulate the passage of ships through the territorial thfe hp assage waters of Malta, and, without prejudice to the generaliity of 0 6 ips h f · b h I . k . . . h through t e oregoing, may y sue regu at1ons ma e prov1s1on wit territorial respect to all or any one or more of the following matters: watc.n. (a) the safety of navigation and the regulation of marine traffic, including the designation or establishment of sea 1::ines and traffic sep::iration schemes to be used or observed for the passage of ships; (b) the protection of navigational aids and facili­ ties and other facilities or installations; (c) the protection of cables and pipelines; (d) the conservation of the living resources of the sea; (e} the prevention of infrigement of any law or n:gulation relating to fisheries; (f) the preservation of the environment and the prevention, reduction and control of pollution thereof; (g) marine scientific research and hydrog:raphic surveys: (h) the prevention of infringement of any customs, fiscal, immigration or sanitary laws or regulations; (i) the arrest, detention and seizure of ships to tnsure compliance with any law. rule, regulation or order and such other power as may be necessary for securing such compliance; (j) the punishments, whether by way of fine (mu/ta or ammenda) or of imprisonment, to be applied in res­ pect of any contravention or non-observance of any regu­ lation made· under this section. \2) In the application of any regulation made under ·subsec­ t iorr ( l} of th is section to warships or to nuclear powered ships or to ships carrying nuclear or other inherently dangerous or noxious sub­ st:rnces, their passage through territorial waters may, by any such regu­ lation, be made subject to the prior consent of. or prior notification to, such authority as may be specified therein.". A 337 Passed by the House of Representatives at Sitting No. 526 -::>f the 20th July, l 98 l. C. MIFSUD Clerk to the House of Representatives C. AGlUS Speaker