Seabed Mining Act
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Title: | Seabed Mining Regulation Act |
| Short title: | Seabed Mining Act |
| Abbreviation: | MBergG |
| Type: | Federal law |
| Scope: | Federal Republic of Germany |
| Legal matter: | Commercial administrative law , mining law |
| References : | 750-18 |
| Issued on: | June 6, 1995 ( BGBl. I pp. 778, 782 ) |
| Entry into force on: | June 15, 1995 |
| Last change by: |
Art. 238 VO of June 19, 2020 ( Federal Law Gazette I p. 1328, 1356 ) |
| Effective date of the last change: |
June 27, 2020 (Art. 361 of June 19, 2020) |
| Weblink: | Text of the law |
| Please note the note on the applicable legal version. | |
The Seabed Mining Act contains provisions for the search and exploration, prospecting and extraction of raw materials from the seabed . It implements the provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea into German law.
The law is also intended to ensure the safety of workers in seabed mining and the operating facilities for seabed mining as well as the protection of the marine environment . It is intended to take precautions against dangers arising from prospecting and activities in the area for the life, health or property of third parties, whereby the “area” means the seabed and the seabed beyond the limits of national jurisdiction. In addition, the Seabed Mining Act regulates the supervision of prospecting and activities in the area.
The law authorizes ordinances ( § 7 MBergG). Provisions adopted by the Assembly of the International Seabed Authority came into force by ordinance:
- Provisions on prospecting and exploring cobalt-rich ferromanganese crusts in the area ( Federal Law Gazette 2014 II p. 570, 571 )
- Regulations on prospecting and exploration of polymetallic tubers in the area ( BGBl. 2014 II p. 615, 616 )
For official acts according to the Seabed Mining Act and according to the ordinances issued under this Act, costs (fees and expenses) are charged. To this end, the Federal Ministry of Economics issued the Seabed Mining Costs Ordinance (MBergKostV) in 1996.
Web links
- Seabed Mining Act at juris.de
- Seabed Mining Cost Regulation at juris.de
