Singapore legislation

Section 17

of Deep Seabed Mining Act 2015

Section 17

Licensee’s liability for wrongful act

(1)

Where a licensee is responsible or liable for any wrongful act under Annex III, Article 22 of the Convention, the Court may —

(a)

order the licensee to pay to a person any compensation for the wrongful act that may be ordered to be paid to that person pursuant to that Article; and

(b)

grant to a person any other remedy for the licensee’s wrongful act that may be granted to that person pursuant to that Article.

(2)

In this section, “licensee” includes a Singapore company which has ceased to hold a licence.