Seabed Minerals (Amendment) Act No. 18 of 2020. Country/Territory Cook Islands Document type Legislation Date 2020 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act (a) to amend the Seabed Minerals Act 2019 to—(i) provide greater certainty and predictability in applications and other processes under the Act; and (ii) expand and clarify the obligations on title holders under the Act; and (iii) make minor and technical amendments to the Act; and (b) to make a minor amendment to a change made by the Act to the Environment Act 2003. Subject Mineral resources, Sea Keyword Certification Deep sea bed Exploration Minerals Mining Authorization/permit Data collection/reporting Hazards Marine pollution Pollution control Precautionary principle Waste disposal Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Oceania, Polynesia, Small Island Developing States, South Pacific Entry into force notes This Act comes into force on 1 July 2020. Abstract This Act makes several amendments in the Principal Act, such as in Section 18 regarding Information disclosure in respect of third party information; Section 19 regarding supply of false or misleading information to Authority; Section 55 regarding the denial of prospecting permit; Section 76 regarding the duration of licence; Section 79 on the right of retention arising from exploration licence; Section 86 on renewal of licence; and Section 154 on Seabed Minerals Fund. Schedule 2 of the Principal Act is amended in terms of precautionary approach and best environmental practice, pollution control and management of waste, response to incidents, and reporting requirements. This Act makes a minor amendment in section 36AA(2)(b) of the Environment Act 2003, by omitting “Authority” and substituting “permitting authority”. Full text English Website parliament.gov.ck References - Legislation Amends Seabed Minerals Act No. 5 of 2019. Legislation | Cook Islands | 2019 Keyword: Deep sea bed, Mining, Monitoring, Enforcement/compliance, Institution, Certification Source: FAO, FAOLEX