Legislation – Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Act 2026

Part 1
Introduction

1 The Agreement

Part 2
Marine genetic resources

4 Onward disclosure

7 Supplementary provision

9 Power to make regulations

10 Power to make regulations: Scotland and Northern Ireland

11 Procedure for regulations under section 10

12 Consultation: Scotland and Northern Ireland

Part 3
Area-based management tools

14 Power to make regulations

15 Procedure for regulations under section 14

16 Power to make regulations: Scotland and Northern Ireland

17 Procedure for regulations under section 16

18 Consultation: Scotland and Northern Ireland

Part 4
Marine licensing etc

20 Licensable marine activities

21 Screening and procedure

22 Power to make regulations: Secretary of State

23 Licensable marine activities

24 Screening and procedure

25 Power to make regulations: Scottish Ministers

26 Amendments to the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023

Part 5
General

27 Interpretation

28 Power to make consequential provision

29 Regulations under this Act

30 Crown application

32 Commencement

SCHEDULES

Schedule Utilisation information

Which version?
Latest available (Revised)
Original (As enacted)

Part 1Introduction

1The Agreement

(1)

In this Act, “the Agreement” means the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction, opened for signature at New York on 20 September 2023.

(2)

For the purposes of this Act, the following terms have the meanings that they have in the Agreement (see Article 1)—

“areas beyond national jurisdiction”, and

“marine genetic resources”.