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Exclusive Economic Zone Act 1984 s 17

Exclusive Economic Zone Act 1984 s 17

Text recovered by OCR from a scanned copy — section numbers and wording may be wrong. Check the official PDF on lom.agc.gov.my before citing.

s 17 Right to withhold consent

The Government may withhold its consent to the conduct of a marine scientific research project by any State or competent international organization in the exclusive economic zone or on the continental shelf if it has reason to believe that the project— (a) is of direct significance to the exploration and exploitation of natural resources, whether living or non-living; (b) involves drilling into the continental shelf, the use of explosives or the introduction of pollutants into the marine environment; (c) involves the construction, operation or use of artificial islands, installations or structures; (d) contains information communicated pursuant to section 18 regarding the nature and objectives of the project which is inaccurate or if the researching State or competent international organization has outstanding obligations to Malaysia from a prior research project; or (e) would interfere with activities undertaken by Malaysia in the exercise of its sovereign rights and jurisdiction provided for under this Act, any applicable written law or international law.

Malay text (authoritative)

Kerajaan boleh enggan memberi persetujuannya kepada mana-mana Negara atau pertubuhan antarabangsa yang layak bagı menjalankan projek penyelidikan saintifik laut dalam zon ekonomi eksklusif atau pelantar benua jika ia mempunyai alasan bagi mempercayai bahawa projek itu— (a) bermakna secara langsung terhadap penjelajahan dan pengeksploitan sumber alam, sama ada hidupan atau bukan hidupan; (b) melibatkan penggerudian ke dalam pelantar benua, penggunaan bahan-bahan letupan atau memasukkan pencemar-pencemar ke alam sekitar laut; (c) melibatkan pembinaan, penjalanan atau penggunaan pulau-pulau buatan, pepasangan atau struktur; (d) mengandungi maklumat yang disampaikan menurut seksyen 18 mengenai jenis dan tujuan projek yang tidak tepat atau jika Negara penyelidik atau pertubuhan antarabangsa yang layak yang menyelıdık mempunyaı kewajıpan-kewajipan belum ditunaikan kepada Malaysia daripada projek penyelidikan yang sebelumnya; [Bah. V, S. 17-19] (e) boleh mengganggu aktiviti-aktiviti yang dijalankan oleh Malaysia pada menjalankan hak-hak kedaulatan dan bidang kuasanya yang diperuntukkan di bawah Akta ini, mana-mana undang-undang bertulis yang terpakai atau undang-undang antarabangsa.

Read this section in the full act → · Open Part V →

Find Act 311 on lom.agc.gov.my ↗

Text as at 1 January 2006 (LOM reprint); amendments made after that date may not be incorporated.

Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).

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