Continental Shelf Act, 1968
Application of certain laws of the State. |
3.—(1) (a) Any act or omission which— | |
(i) takes place on an installation in a designated area or any waters within five hundred metres of such an installation, and | ||
(ii) would, if taking place in the State, constitute an offence under the law of the State, | ||
shall be deemed, for all purposes relating to the offence, to take place in the State. | ||
(b) Any act or omission which— | ||
(i) takes place on any waters in a designated area (not being waters within five hundred metres of an installation), or under or above any waters or installation in a desigated area, in connection with the exploration of the sea bed or subsoil or the exploitation of their natural resources, and | ||
(ii) would, if taking place in the State, constitute an offence under the law of the State, | ||
shall be deemed, for all purposes relating to the offence, to take place in the State. | ||
(2)(a) Any act or omission which— | ||
(i) takes place on an installation or any waters within five hundred metres of such installation, in a designated area, and | ||
(ii) would, if taking place in the State, constitute a wrong, shall be deemed for all purposes relating to the wrong, to take place in the State. | ||
(b) Any act or omission which— | ||
(i) takes place on any waters in a designated area (not being waters within five hundred metres of an instalation), or under or above any waters or installation in a designated area, in connection with the exploration of the sea bed or subsoil or the exploitation of their natural resources, and | ||
(ii) would, if taking place in the State, constitute a wrong, shall be deemed, for all purposes relating to the wrong, to take place in the State. | ||
(c) In this subsection “wrong” has the meaning assigned to it by the Civil Liability Act, 1961 . | ||
(3) Any jurisdiction conferred on any court under this section shall be without prejudice to any jurisdiction exercisable apart from this section by that or any other court. |