# Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Act 2026, Introduction: Introductory text

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

An Act to make provision for and in connection with the implementation by the United Kingdom of the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction.
[12th February 2026]
Be it enacted by the King’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:—

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/6/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/biodiversity-beyond-national-jurisdiction-act-2026/introduction
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