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Civil and criminal jurisdiction of State in designated area
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19. (1) Where a person does an act—
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(a) on an artificial island or installation in a designated area, and
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(b) that would, if done in the State, constitute an offence under the law of the State,
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the person shall be guilty of an offence and the offence shall be deemed for all purposes to be done in the State.
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(2) Where a person does an act in a designated area the person shall be guilty of an offence and the offence shall be deemed for all purposes to be done in the State, if the act—
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(a) is done in connection with the economic exploitation and exploration of the non-living natural resources of a designated area, or so as to interfere with (or in a manner that could interfere with) such exploitation and exploration, and
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(b) would, if done in the State, constitute an offence under the law of the State.
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(3) Where a person does an act—
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(a) on an artificial island or installation in a designated area, and
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(b) that would, if done in the State, constitute a wrong under the law of the State,
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the person commits a wrong and the wrong shall be deemed for all purposes to be done in the State.
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(4) Where a person does an act in a designated area the person commits a wrong and the wrong shall be deemed for all purposes to be done in the State, if the act—
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(a) is done in connection with the economic exploitation and exploration of the non-living of natural resources of a designated area, or so as to interfere with (or in a manner that could interfere with) such exploitation and exploration, and
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(b) would, if done in the State, constitute an offence under the law of the State.
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(5) Any jurisdiction conferred on any court under subsections (1) to (4) shall be without prejudice to any jurisdiction exercisable apart from those subsections by that or any other court.
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