Deep Seabed Mining Act 2015 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 1 · Preliminary
3. Purposes of Act
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to regulate the exploration for and exploitation of resources in the Area by persons sponsored by Singapore under the Convention and the Agreement;
Area
“Area” means the seabed and ocean floor, and the subsoil thereof, beyond the limits of any national jurisdiction;
to ensure the effective protection of the marine environment against any harmful effects of those activities; and
to fulfil Singapore’s obligations under the Convention and the Agreement in relation to those activities.
Convention
“Convention” means the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea adopted on 10 December 1982 by the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea;