Deep Sea Mining Act 2014

The Deep Sea Mining Act 2014 is an act of the United Kingdom Parliament. It received Royal Assent on 14 May 2014.[2] It is unusual as this bill passed through parliament as a private members bill, it was sponsored by Sheryll Murray MP and Baroness Wilcox. The Act enables the deep sea mining sector to be regulated in a modern way and aims to prevent damage to the environment.[3]

Deep Sea Mining Act 2014
Citation15
Introduced bySheryll Murray[1]
Territorial extentUnited Kingdom
Dates
Royal assent14 May 2014
Other legislation
Relates toDeep Sea Mining (Temporary Provisions) Act 1981
Status: Current legislation
History of passage through Parliament
Text of statute as originally enacted

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