Seabed Minerals (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2019

2019/07 Seabed Minerals (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2019 Sir Tom J. Marsters, KBE Order in Executive Council At Avarua, Rarotonga this day of Present: Queen's Representative September 2019 His Excellency the Queen's Representative in Executive Council Pursuant to section 181 of the Seabed Minerals Act 2019, His Excellency the Queen's Representative, acting on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council, makes the following regulations- Contents 1 Title 1 2 Commencement 1 3 Expiry 1 4 Seabed Minerals (Prospecting and Exploration) Regulations 2015 continue in force 2 Regulations 1 Title These regulations are the Seabed Minerals (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2019. 2 Commencement These regulations come into force on 12 September 2019. 3 Expiry These regulations expire and are revoked at the close of 11 September 2022. 2 Seabed Minerals (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2019 4 Seabed Minerals (Prospecting and Exploration) Regulations 2015 continue in force 2019/07 (1) The Seabed Minerals (Prospecting and Exploration) Regulations 2015 continue in force on and after the commencement of the Seabed Minerals Act 2019, to the extent that they are consistent with that Act and subject to any necessary modifications, as if they had been made under section 178 of that Act. (2) However, no applications may be made under section 59 of the Seabed Minerals Act 2019 for a license before 1 December 2019. (3) Subsection (1) does not affect the ability of the Queen's Representative by Order in Executive Council made under the Seabed Minerals Act 2019 to- ( a) amend the Seabed Minerals (Prospecting and Exploration) Regulations 2015; or (b) revoke and replace those regulations. JJ Harold Browne Clerk of the Executive Council These regulations are administered by the Seabed Minerals Authority. These regulations were made on the day of 2019.