In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—
“Agreement” means Agreement on the Constitution and Other Matters Relating to the Establishment of the Malaysia-Thailand Joint Authority signed by the Government of Malaysia and the Government of the Kingdom of Thailand on 30 May 1990, at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia;
“Fund” means the Malaysia-Thailand Joint Authority Fund referred to under section 9;
“Governments” means the Government of Malaysia and the Government of the Kingdom of Thailand;
“Joint Authority” means the Malaysia-Thailand Joint Authority;
“Joint Development Area” means the defined area of the continental shelf of Malaysia and the Kingdom of Thailand in the Gulf of Thailand described under section 6;
“line dividing jurisdiction” means the straight line joining the following coordinated points:
(A) N 6° 50'.0 E 102° 21'.2;
(X) N 7° 35'.0 E 103° 23'.0
which divides civil and criminal jurisdiction in the Joint Development Area;
“Memorandum of Understanding, 1979” means the Memorandum of Understanding between Malaysia and the Kingdom of Thailand on the Establishment of a Joint Authority for the Exploitation of the Resources of the Sea-Bed in a Defined Area of the Continental Shelf of the Two Countries in the Gulf of Thailand, signed on 21 February 1979;
“Minister” means the Minister charged with the responsibility for petroleum;
“natural resources” means any non-living natural resources including any minerals, mineral oils and metals;
“petroleum” means any mineral oil or relative hydrocarbon and natural gas existing in its natural condition and casinghead petroleum spirit, including bituminous shales and other stratified deposits from which oil can be extracted.
Malay text (authoritative)
Tafsiran
Dalam Akta ini, melainkan jika konteksnya menghendaki makna yang lain―
“garis pembahagi bidang kuasa” ertinya garis lurus yang menyambungkan titik-titik koordinat yang berikut:
(A) U 6° 50'.0 T 102° 21'.2;
(X) U 7° 35'.0 T 103° 23'.0
yang membahagikan bidang kuasa sivil dan jenayah dalam Kawasan Pembangunan Bersama;
“Kawasan Pembangunan Bersama” ertinya kawasan tertentu di pelantar benua Malaysia dan Thailand di Teluk Siam yang diperihalkan di bawah seksyen 6;
“Kerajaan-Kerajaan” ertinya Kerajaan Malaysia dan Kerajaan Thailand;
“Kumpulan Wang” ertinya Kumpulan Wang Pihak Berkuasa Bersama Malaysia-Thailand yang disebut di bawah seksyen 9;
“Memorandum Persefahaman, 1979” ertinya Memorandum Persefahaman di antara Malaysia dengan Thailand mengenai Penubuhan suatu Pihak Berkuasa Bersama bagi Mengeksploitasikan Sumber Dasar Laut dalam Kawasan Tertentu di Pelantar Benua Kedua-dua Negara di Teluk Siam, yang ditandatangani pada 21 Februari 1979;
“Menteri” ertinya Menteri yang dipertanggungkan dengan tanggungjawab bagi petroleum;
“Perjanjian” ertinya Perjanjian mengenai Perlembagaan dan Perkara-Perkara Lain yang Berhubungan dengan Penubuhan Pihak Berkuasa Bersama Malaysia-Thailand yang ditandatangani oleh Kerajaan Malaysia dan Kerajaan Thailand pada 30 Mei 1990, di Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia;
Akta Pihak Berkuasa Bersama Malaysia-Thailand
“petroleum” ertinya apa-apa minyak mineral atau hidrokarbon relatif dan gas asli yang terdapat dalam keadaan semula jadinya dan spirit petroleum kepala selongsong, termasuk syal bitumin dan longgokan berstrata lain yang daripadanya minyak boleh didapati;
“Pihak Berkuasa Bersama” ertinya Pihak Berkuasa Bersama Malaysia-Thailand;
“sumber alam” ertinya apa-apa sumber alam tidak hidup termasuk apa-apa mineral, minyak mineral dan logam.
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).
