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Territorial Sea and Exclusive Economic Zone Act 1978 (Amendment) Act, 1989 (Act No. 19 of 1989)

Made 1989-11-09 · Text as of 2026-10-01

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Language
English
Kind
Act
Country
Tonga
Subjects
Fisheries and aquaculture, Sea
Keywords
marine fisheries, fishing vessel, maritime zone, EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone, territorial sea, sovereignty, maritime boundaries

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  1. Territorial Sea and Exclusive Economic Zone Act 1978 (Amendment) Act 1989 TONGA TERRITORIAL SEA AND EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE ACT, 1978 (AMENDMENT) ACT No. 19 of 1989. I assent, TU’IPELEHAKE 9 th November, 1989. AN ACT TO AMEND THE TERRITORIAL SEA AND EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE ACT, 1978 IF AND WHEN THAT ACT COMES INTO FORCE [4th November, 1989.] BE IT ENACTED by the King and the Legislative Assembly of Tonga in the Legislature of the Kingdom as follows: Short title 1. This Act may be cited as the Territorial Sea and Exclusive Economic Zone Act, 1978 (Amendment) Act, 1989. Interpretation 2. In this Act, the Territorial Sea and Exclusive Economic Zone Act 1978 is called the Principal Act. Commencement 3. This Act shall come into force on the day that the Principal Act comes into force. Amendments 4. The Principal Act is amended as follows (i) by repealing in Section 2 the definitions of “fish”, “fishery”, “fishing”, “fishing craft”, “foreign fishing craft”, “highly migratory species”, “Licence”, “Licensee”, “Master”, “Minister”, “Tongan Fishing Craft”, “Tonga Government Ship”, “Owner”, “Take”, “Total allowable catch”; (ii) by repealing sections 10 to 25 inclusive; (iii) by repealing subsections (2) and (3) of section 27; http://www.paclii.org/to/legis/num act/tsaeeza1978429/ http://www.paclii.org/to/legis/num act/tsaeeza1978429/ http://www.paclii.org/to/legis/num act/tsaeeza1978429/ (iv) by amending section 30, by deleting after the word “offence” the words “specified in section 18 of the Act”; (v) by repealing subsection (2) of section 31. (vi) by renumbering sections 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 and 31 as sections 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15 respectively. (vii) by omitting the figure (1) of Section 27. (viii) by renumbering Section 31(3) as 15(2). Passed by the Legislative Assembly this 4th day of October, 1989. © 1998 University of the South Pacific

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