Cap. 226 ст. 3Extentofterritorial waters.

(1) Save as hereinafter provided, the breadth of the territorial waters of Malta shall be twelve nautical miles measured from baselines determined using the method of straight baselines joining appropriate points on the low-water line, defined by the coordinates in the Schedule.

(2) For the purposes of the Fisheries Conservation and

Management Act and of any other law relating to fishing, whether made before or after this Act, the territorial waters of Malta shall, with respect to the exercise of sovereign rights for the purpose of exploring and exploiting, conserving and managing the living and, or non-living natural resources therein, extend to a breadth of twenty-five nautical miles from the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial waters is measured, and, for the purposes aforesaid, jurisdiction shall extend accordingly.