Fishing Waters (Designation) and Extended Maritime Jurisdiction Act (Act No. X of 2005).

The Prime Minister is hereby empowered to claim sovereign rights for Malta over designated fishing waters for the purpose of exploring and exploiting, conserving and managing the living and non-living resources therein. Sovereign rights may be claimed over such areas of the marine waters beyond the limits laid down in article 3 (2) of the Territorial Waters and Contiguous Zone Act. The areas so designated shall constitute part of the fishing waters of Malta as provided in the Fisheries Conservation and Management Act. Article 3 of this Act amends subarticle (2) of article 3 of the Territorial Waters and Contiguous Zone Act.