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Maritime Jurisdiction Act, 1959

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Number 22 of 1959.

MARITIME JURISDICTION ACT, 1959.

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Section

1.

Interpretation.

2.

The territoria seas.

3.

Outer limit of the territorial seas.

4.

The baseline.

5.

Internal waters.

6.

The exclusive fishery limits of the State.

7.

Conservation of the living resources of the sea.

8.

Fishery permits.

9.

Place of commission of offence.

10.

Jurisdiction in case of offences.

11.

Prosecution of alien for offence on foreign ship.

12.

Saving as to jurisdiction.

13.

Evidence as to extent of internal waters, territorial seas, exclusive fishery limits and fishery conservation areas.

14.

Adaptation of enactments.

15.

Laying of orders before Houses of the Oireachtas.

16.

Expenses.

17.

Repeals.

18.

Short title and commencement.

SCHEDULE

Enactments repealed.

Acts Referred to

Mercantile Marine Act, 1955

1955, No. 29

Fisheries (Consolidation) Act, 1959

1959, No. 14

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Number 22 of 1959.

MARITIME JURISDICTION ACT, 1959.

AN ACT TO MAKE PROVISION IN RESPECT OF THE TERRITORIAL SEAS AND THE EXCLUSIVE FISHERY LIMITS OF THE STATE, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE CONSERVATION OF THE LIVING RESOURCES OF THE SEA AND FOR OTHER MATTERS CONNECTED WITH THE MATTERS AFORESAID. [29th July, 1959.]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:—