Citation 15 Territorial extent United Kingdom | Royal assent 14 May 2014 | |
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Relates to Deep Sea Mining (Temporary Provisions) Act 1981 | ||
The Deep Sea Mining Act 2014 is an act of the United Kingdom Parliament, it received Royal Assent on 14 May 2014. 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.
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Deep Sea Mining Act 2014 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA