Section 16 Exclusion of certain legislationF1

United Kingdom

(1)

Nothing in the following enactments applies to anything done in pursuance of an exploration or exploitation licence or a contract granted by the Authority.

(2)

Those enactments are—

(a)

Part 2 of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985 (deposits in the sea);

(b)

Part 4 of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (marine licensing);

(c)

Part 4 of the Marine (Scotland) Act 2010 (marine licensing).

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Ss. 16, 17 substituted (14.7.2014) by Deep Sea Mining Act 2014 (c. 15), s. 2(3), Sch. para. 14

Notes on the whole Act

Textual amendments

F1: Words in Act title omitted (14.7.2014) by virtue of Deep Sea Mining Act 2014 (c. 15), s. 2(3), Sch. para. 16(2)