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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/deep-sea-mining-temporary-provisions-act-1981-jersey-order-1997/schedule/paragraph-3",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1997/2979",
  "legislation_title": "The Deep Sea Mining (Temporary Provisions) Act 1981 (Jersey) Order 1997",
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  "path": "schedule/paragraph/3",
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  "number": "3",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "in section 17—\n(a) omit the definitions of “ancillary operations”, “inspector”, “licensed area”, “licensed operations”, “licensee”, “prescribed”, “reciprocal authorisation”, “reciprocating country” and “ship”;\n(b) for the definition of “exploitation licence” substitute—\n““exploitation licence” means a licence authorising the licensee to exploit the hard mineral resources of such part of the deep sea bed as may be specified in the licence”;\n(c) for the definition of “exploration licence” substitute—\n““exploration licence” means a licence authorising the licensee to explore for the hard mineral resources of such part of the deep sea bed as may be specified in the licence”.",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "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."
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