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This legal document contains the English version of the Emergency (Essential Powers) Ordinance No. 7 1969, adopted by the Malaysian Federal Government in January 1969. This Ordinance declares that the breadth of the Malaysian territorial sea shall be 12 nautical miles except in specified areas which shall be measured in accordance with the Geneva Convention of 1958. Notably, the “territorial waters” mentioned in and for the purpose of the Continental Shelf Act 1966, the Petroleum Mining Act 1966, and the National Land Code and written laws relating to the land of Sarawak and Sabah, shall be up to only 3 nautical miles.

• Document: Emergency (Essential Powers) Ordinance No. 7 1969, adopted by the Malaysian Federal Government in January 1969 (English version, adopted from UN Treaty Series)