Maritime Jurisdiction Act 2021

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State sovereignty and ownership of territorial sea

9. (1) The sovereignty of the State extends to its territorial sea, the seabed and subsoil of the territorial sea and to the airspace above it.

(2) Without prejudice to subsection (1), the State owns and has always owned the seabed and subsoil of the territorial sea and of the sea areas of the internal waters, including the mineral and other non-living resources located in or under the seabed of the territorial sea and of the sea areas of the internal waters, and of all forms of potential energy on, in, under and above the territorial sea and the sea areas of the internal waters.