Practice question
A salvager proposes removing historic objects from the seabed eighteen nautical miles from the applicable Philippine baseline. The site is beyond the territorial sea and inside an undisputed contiguous zone. It argues that the Philippines has no authority because the project is not a customs matter. Which response follows Section 6?
- The objection succeeds because Section 6 covers customs alone.
- The Philippines must annex the site before regulating any removal.
- Historic objects are excluded from Section 6.
- Section 6 separately authorizes regulation of archaeological and historic-object removal from that seabed.
- Every historic object becomes free for removal once outside twelve nautical miles.
Legal references
- Republic Act No. 12064, Philippine Maritime Zones Act, Sections 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11 and 13: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/2/98027
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