Legislation – Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Act 2026

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Introduction

Part 1
Introduction

1 The Agreement

Part 2
Marine genetic resources

2 Collection

3 Utilisation

4 Onward disclosure

5 Repositories

6 Databases

7 Supplementary provision

8 Exceptions

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

13 Guidance

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

19 Directions

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

31 Extent

32 Commencement

33 Short title

SCHEDULES

Schedule Utilisation information

Part 4Marine licensing etc

Environmental outcome reports

26Amendments to the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023

In the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023, in Part 6 (environmental outcomes reports), section 154 (power to define “relevant consent” and “relevant plan” etc) is amended as follows—

(a)

in subsection (9), for “or a relevant offshore area” substitute “, a relevant offshore area or, where subsection (10) applies, an area beyond national jurisdiction”;

(b)

after subsection (9) insert—

“(10)

This subsection applies where the activity within any of paragraphs (a) to (e) of subsection (9) is or involves a licensable marine activity within the meaning of—

(a)

section 66 of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009, or

(b)

section 21 of the Marine (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 5).

(11)

In this section, “area beyond national jurisdiction” has the meaning given by Article 1(2) of 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.”