{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/deep-sea-mining-act-1981/section-4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/deep-sea-mining-act-1981/section-4.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1981/53",
  "legislation_title": "Deep Sea Mining Act 1981",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/deep-sea-mining-act-1981",
  "path": "section/4",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Prevention of interference with licensed operations.",
  "text": "(1) A person to whom section 1 above applies shall not intentionally interfere with any operations carried on in pursuance of—\n(a) a contract granted by the Authority; or\n(b) an exploration or exploitation licence.\n(2) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) above shall be guilty of an offence and liable—\n(a) on conviction on indictment, to a fine;\n(b) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 4(1)(a)(b) and words substituted for words (14.7.2014) by Deep Sea Mining Act 2014 (c. 15), s. 2(3), Sch. para. 5"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/53/section/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:13:49.232596+00:00",
    "licence": "OGL-UK-3.0",
    "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
    "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
  }
}