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

Deep Sea Mining Act 2014
2014 c. 15
An Act to make provision about deep sea mining; and for connected purposes.
[14th May 2014]
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:—