Cap. 649 Art. 3Extension of applicability to exclusive economic zone area or environment protection area. Cap. 362. Cap. 652.

The provisions of this Act and of any subsidiary legislation made thereunder shall also apply in accordance with the provisions of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea as ratified by the Law of the Sea (Ratification) Act, to an exclusive economic zone area or an environment protection area as defined in the

Exclusive Economic Zone Act, and any artificial island, installation, structure, equipment or device therein shall, solely for the purposes of this Act and any subsidiary legislation made thereunder, be treated as if they were situated in Malta itself.