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LAWS OF MALAYSIA
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Act 83
PUBLISHED BY
THE COMMISSIONER OF LAW REVISION, MALAYSIA
UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE REVISION OF LAWS ACT 1968
IN COLLABORATION WITH
PERCETAKAN NASIONAL MALAYSIA BHD
2006
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ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
Section
1. Citation
2. Interpretation
3. Rights with respect to continental shelf
4. Mining within the continental shelf
5. Application of criminal and civil law
6. Regulations
7. Saving
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Citation
1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Continental Shelf Act 1966.
(2) (Omitted).
Interpretation
5. (1) Subject to this Act, for the purposes of this Act and of
every other written law (whether enacted before or after the passing
of this Act) for the time being in force in Malaysia—
(a) every act or omission which takes place on or under or
above, or in any waters within five hundred metres of,
any installation or device (whether temporary or permanent)
constructed, erected, placed, or used in, on, or above the
continental shelf in connection with the exploration of
the continental shelf or the exploitation of its natural
resources shall be deemed to take place in Malaysia;
(b) every installation or device and any waters within five
hundred metres of an installation or device as aforesaid
shall be deemed to be situated in Malaysia, and for the
purposes of jurisdiction shall be deemed to be situated
in that part of Malaysia above highwater mark at ordinary
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(c) every court in Malaysia which would have jurisdiction
(whether civil or criminal) in respect of that act or omission
if it had taken place in Malaysia shall have jurisdiction
accordingly;
(d) every power of arrest or of entry or search or seizure or
other power that could be exercised under any written
law (whether enacted before or after the passing of this
Act) in respect of any such act or omission or suspected
act or omission if it had taken place or was suspected to
have taken place in Malaysia may be exercised on or in
respect of any such installation or device or any waters
within five hundred metres thereof as if the installation
or device or waters were in Malaysia; and
(e) without prejudice to the Customs Act 1967 [Act 235],
every installation or device, and any materials or parts
used in the construction of an installation or device,
which are brought into the waters above the continental
shelf from parts beyond the seas shall be deemed to have
been imported at the time when the installation or device
is constructed, erected, or placed in, on, or above the
continental shelf in connection with the exploration of
the continental shelf or the exploitation of its natural
resources.
(5) In this section the term “device” includes any ship, floating
platform, or aircraft that is used in connection with any installation
or device.
Regulations
Provided that nothing in this section shall affect the rights and
powers of the State Authority under the appropriate land law or
any other written law in respect of areas within the limits of the
territorial waters of the State.
Saving
(2) All rights accrued or due to and all liabilities and obligations
imposed on or borne by the Governments of Sabah and Sarawak
under or by virtue of any prospecting licence, mining lease or
agreement referred to in subsection (1) shall accrue and be due to
and shall be imposed on and borne by the Federal Government.
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*NOTE—This Ordinance was promulgated under Clause (2) of Article 150 of the Federal Constitution
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LAWS OF MALAYSIA
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PERCETAKAN NASIONAL MALAYSIA BERHAD,
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