(1)This Act may be cited as the Deep Sea Mining (Temporary Provisions) Act 1981.
(2)This Act shall come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by order appoint; and different days may be appointed under this subsection for different purposes.
(3)If it appears to the Secretary of State that an international agreement on the law of the sea which has been adopted by a United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea is to be given effect within the United Kingdom the Secretary of State may by order provide for the repeal of this Act.
(4)An order under subsection (3) above shall not be made unless a draft thereof has been approved by resolution of each House of Parliament.
(5)Such an order may contain such incidental, supplementary and transitional provisions as the Secretary of State thinks fit.
(6)Her Majesty may by Order in Council direct that any of the provisions of this Act shall extend, with such modifications (if any) as may be specified in the Order, to the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man or any colony.
(7)It is hereby declared that this Act extends to Northern Ireland.