Cap. 625 чл. 9Power to make regulations. 

(1) The Minister may, from time to time, make regulations or orders with respect to every objective or any one (1) or more of the following objectives:

(a) regulating the exploration, exploitation, conservation, management and preservation of the natural resources of any Area under this Act;

(b) regulating or prohibiting the construction, erection, placing, operation, use and, or removal of artificial islands, installations, structures, equipment or devices in any Area under this Act:

(i) in connection with exploration, exploitation, conservation and, or management of the natural resources of any Area or any part thereof;

(ii) in connection with the jurisdiction referred to in article 3(1)(b);

(iii) in places where they could cause interference with the rights of the Government of Malta to explore, exploit, conserve or manage the natural resources of any Area;

(iv) in places where they could cause interference with the use of recognised sea lanes essential to international navigation as well as navigation within the territorial waters of Malta;

(c) regulating the deployment and use of any type of scientific research installations or equipment in any Area;

(d) establishing safety zones around any artificial islands, installations, structures, equipment or devices, the construction, erection, placing or use of which in any Area has been authorised in terms of this Act or regulations thereunder, at a location and extending to a distance determined by the Minister;

(e) regulating the laying, maintenance and monitoring of submarine cables and pipelines in any Area;

(f) regulating marine scientific research in any Area;

(g) regulating dumping in any Area;

(h) prescribing such measures as considered necessary in any safety zone for both the safety of navigation and for the protection of the artificial island, installation, structure, equipment or device in any Area with respect to which the safety zone is established;

(i) regulating or prohibiting the entry of ships into any safety zone;

(j) prescribing measures that shall be taken in any safety zone for the protection and the preservation of the marine environment, as well as the protection and preservation of the natural resources of any Area;

(k) prescribing the notice that shall be given for the construction, erection, or placing of artificial islands, installations, structures, equipment or devices in any Area;

(l) prescribing those permanent means that shall be installed for the purpose of giving warning to shipping and aircraft of the presence of artificial islands, installations, structures, equipment or devices in any Area;

(m) prescribing the appropriate means for publicity about the depth, position and dimensions of any installations or structures which are not entirely removed from any Area;

(n) providing for the removal of artificial islands, installations, structures, equipment or devices constructed, erected, or placed in any Area which have been abandoned or have fallen into disuse;

(o) providing for the removal of submarine cables and, or pipelines laid or maintained in any Area which have fallen into disuse or are beyond repair;

(p) prohibiting or restricting any exploration or exploitation of:

(i) any Area or any specified part thereof; or

(ii) its natural resources;

(q) protecting and preserving the marine environment in any Area;

(r) providing for such matters as are necessary, including the prescription of fees and levying of taxes, for giving full effect to this Act and any regulations made thereunder, and for the due administration thereof;

(s) regulating the exploration and exploitation of any Area for the production of energy from the water, currents and winds and for any other economic purposes;

(t) regulating licensing procedures with regard to activities carried out in any Area;

(u) providing for any other matters as are necessary or expedient for giving full effect to Malta’s sovereign rights and jurisdiction in the exclusive economic zone, including an Area;

(v) prescribing the minimum and maximum punishments, whether by way of fine (multa) or of imprisonment, that shall be applied in respect of any contravention or non-observance of any regulation made under this article:

Provided that any punishment prescribed in the regulations made under this paragraph shall not exceed a fine (multa) of two million euro (€2,000,000), and shall not exceed a term of five (5) years imprisonment, or both, in respect of any contravention or non-observance of any regulation made under this article:

Provided further that notwithstanding the preceding proviso, in the case of offences resulting in serious injuries and, or death, the punishment prescribed in the regulations made under this paragraph may exceed a term of five (5) years imprisonment.

(2) By virtue of this article, the Minister shall also be empowered to make any regulations or orders as may be required for the proper implementation and administration of this Act and any of the regulations made thereunder.

(3) Regulations and orders made under any of the provisions of this Act may be made in the English language only.