(English version) Malaysia Continental Shelf Act 1966 – Act No. 57 on 28 July 1966, as Amended by Act No. 83 of 1972
Country: Malaysia
Scope: National
Document Language: English
- Summary
This legal document contains the English version of the Continental Shelf Act No.57 adopted by the Malaysian Federal Government on 28 July 1966 (thus the alternative name of “Act 1966”). The version of the Act in the document attached is the one after being amended by Act No.83 in 1972. The document includes the interpretation of “continental shelf”, “natural resources”, and “petroleum”, and states the rights of the Federal Government with respect to the continental shelf, the regulation relating to petroleum exploitation & licensing,
- Document: Malaysia Continental Shelf Act 1966 – Act No. 57 on 28 July 1966, as Amended by Act No. 83 of 1972 (English version, adopted from UN Treaty Series)
- Related: List of Continental Shelf Boundaries of Malaysia Defined by Geographical Coordinates, established on 21 December 1979.