Deep Sea Mining Act 2014

Deep Sea Mining Act 2014

Citation 15
Introduced by Sheryll Murray[1]
Territorial extent United Kingdom
Dates
Royal assent 14 May 2014
Other legislation
Relates to Deep Sea Mining (Temporary Provisions) Act 1981
Status: Current legislation
History of passage through Parliament
Text of statute as originally enacted

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]

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