Deep Sea Mining Act 2014
1Amendments of Deep Sea Mining (Temporary Provisions) Act 1981
2Extent, commencement and short title
SCHEDULEAmendments of Deep Sea Mining (Temporary Provisions) Act 1981
1The Deep Sea Mining (Temporary Provisions) Act 1981 is amended...
2(1) Section 1 (prohibition of unlicensed deep sea mining) is...
3(1) Section 2 (exploration and exploitation licences) is amended as...
4For section 3 substitute— Contracts granted by the Authority (1) Neither the Secretary of State nor the Scottish Ministers...
5In section 4 (prevention of interference with licensed operations), in...
6In section 5 (protection of the marine environment)—
7In section 6 (variation or revocation of licences), after subsection...
8In section 8 (foreign discriminatory action)— (a) in subsection (1),...
9After section 8 insert— Enforcement of decisions of the Seabed...
10Omit section 9 (the deep sea mining levy) and section...
11In section 11 (inspectors)— (a) in subsection (1)—
12For section 12 substitute— Regulations and orders (1) The Secretary of State may make regulations—
13In section 13(1) (disclosure of information)— (a) in paragraph (b),...
14For sections 16 and 17 substitute— Exclusion of certain legislation...
15After section 17 insert— Exercise of functions by the Scottish...
16(1) Section 18 (short title etc.) is amended as follows....
17In the Schedule, in paragraph 5, after “Secretary of State”...

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Deep Sea Mining Act 2014

2014 CHAPTER 15

An Act to make provision about deep sea mining; and for connected purposes.

Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—