Maritime Jurisdiction (Amendment) Act, 1988

In short

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.

What it regulates

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 it concerns

The Oireachtas (Irish Parliament), as it enacted the law.
Anyone affected by the definition of Ireland's territorial waters.

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.

Legal text

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(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.

(2)Section 4 (which specifies the baseline) of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution in paragraph (b) of subsection

(1)of “12 nautical miles” for “three nautical miles” and the said paragraph (b), as so amended, is set out in Part II of the Table to this section.

(3)Section 14 (which provides for the adaptation of enactments) of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the insertion in subsection

(1)after “three miles” of “, three nautical miles” and the said subsection

(1), as so amended, is set out in Part III of the Table to this section. TABLE Part I 3. For the purposes of this Act, the outer limit of the territorial seas is the line every point of which is at a distance of 12 nautical miles from the nearest point of the baseline. 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

(1)References in any enactment to sea areas and waters within three miles, three nautical miles or one league of the coast or shore and cognate expressions shall be construed as references to sea areas and waters lying within the outer limit of the territorial seas. Short title, collective citation and commencement. 3.—

(1)This Act may be cited as the Maritime Jurisdiction (Amendment) Act, 1988.

(2)The Maritime Jurisdiction Acts, 1959 and 1964, and this Act may be cited together as the Maritime Jurisdiction Acts, 1959 to 1988.

(3)This Act shall come into operation on the 1st day of September, 1988. Privacy Statement Accessibility European Legislation Identifier (PDF) Open Data License Ráiteas Príobháideachais Inrochtaineacht Aitheantóir Eorpach Reachtaíochta (ELI) Ceadúnas Sonraí Oscailte Liosta Fianán © Government of Ireland. Oireachtas Copyright Material is reproduced with the permission of the Houses of the Oireachtas © Rialtas na hÉireann. Atáirgtear ábhar faoi Chóipcheart le cead ó Thithe an Oireachtais

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