Maritime Jurisdiction Act, 1959

The exclusive fishery limits of the State.

6.—(1) For the purposes of Part XIII of the Fisheries (Consolidation) Act, 1959 , the exclusive fishery limits of the State shall comprise all sea areas which lie within the outer limit of the territorial seas.

(2) The Government may by order provide that the exclusive fishery limits shall include a wider area of sea than that to which subsection (1) applies, and may by order revoke any such order.

(3) An area of sea defined by an order under subsection (2) shall, so long as the order is in force, form part of the exclusive fishery limits for the purposes of Part XIII of the Fisheries (Consolidation) Act, 1959 .

(4) Where the Government propose to make an order under subsection (2), a draft of the order shall be laid before each House of the Oireachtas and the order shall not be made unless a resolution approving of the terms of the draft shall have been passed by each House.

(5) Whenever, in any international agreement to which the State is a party, the exclusive fishery limits are so described as to include any wider area of sea than that comprised therein by virtue of subsection (1) or (2), the Government may by order provide that the expression shall, as respects the citizens and ships of any other party to the agreement, include that area, and the order shall have the force of law in accordance with its terms. The Government may by order revoke any such order.