Maritime Jurisdiction (Amendment) Act, 1988
What is this act about?
This law amends the Maritime Jurisdiction Act, 1959, primarily by extending the outer limit of Ireland's territorial seas from three nautical miles to twelve nautical miles.
Who it applies to: The Oireachtas (Irish Parliament), as it enacted the law; Anyone affected by the definition of Ireland's territorial waters.
At a glance
- Country
- Ireland
- Area of law
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- Articles
- 3
- Source
- irishstatutebook.ie
- Text retrieved
- Explanation updated
What does this act regulate?
- The outer limit of the territorial seas.
- The baseline used for measuring the territorial seas.
- How references to sea areas and waters within certain distances of the coast are interpreted in other laws.
Who does this act apply to?
- The Oireachtas (Irish Parliament), as it enacted the law.
- Anyone affected by the definition of Ireland's territorial waters.
What are the key points?
- The outer limit of the territorial seas is extended from "three nautical miles" to "12 nautical miles".
- The baseline for measuring territorial seas now includes low-tide elevations situated up to "12 nautical miles" from the mainland or an island.
- References in other laws to sea areas within "three miles, three nautical miles or one league" of the coast will now be understood as referring to areas within the new "outer limit of the territorial seas".
- This Act came into operation on the 1st day of September, 1988.
Environment and agriculture
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Section 1
“Principal Act”.
Section 2
Extension of outer limit of territorial seas.
Section 3
Short title, collective citation and commencement.
Acts Referred to Maritime Jurisdiction Act, 1959 1959, No. 22 Maritime Jurisdiction Acts, 1959 and 1964 Number 9 of 1988 MARITIME JURISDICTION (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1988 AN ACT TO AMEND THE MARITIME JURISDICTION ACT, 1959 . [4th May, 1988] BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS: “Principal Act”.
1.—In this Act “the Principal Act” means the Maritime Jurisdiction Act, 1959 .
Extension of outer limit of territorial seas.
2.—(1) Section 3 (which specifies the outer limit of the territorial seas) of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution of “12 nautical miles” for “three nautical miles” and the said section 3, as so amended, is set out in Part I of the Table to this section.
TABLE
Part I
Part II
(b) on any low-tide elevation situated wholly or partly at a distance not exceeding 12 nautical miles from the mainland or an island.
Part III
Short title, collective citation and commencement.
3.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Maritime Jurisdiction (Amendment) Act, 1988.
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