Offshore Areas Mineral (Development and Regulation) Act, 2002
Bare Act · 2002
An Act to provide for development and regulation of mineral resources in the territorial waters, continental shelf, exclusive economic zone and other maritime zones of India and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
- Act number
- 17 of 2003
- Enacted
- 30 January 2003
- Contents
- 46 sections · 6 chapters
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Contents
Chapter I — Preliminary
- Section 1 – Short title and commencement
- Section 2 – Declaration as to expediency of Union control
- Section 3 – Application
- Section 4 – Definitions
Chapter II — General Provisions For Acquisition Of Operating Rights In The Offshore Areas
- Section 5 – Reconnaissance, exploration or production to be under permit, licence or lease
- Section 6 – Grant of operating right (preview)
- Section 7 – Termination of operating right (preview)
- Section 8 – Reservation of areas (preview)
- Section 9 – Power of close areas (preview)
- Section 10 – Availability of areas for grant of permit, licence or lease (preview)
- Section 11 – Omitted (preview)
- Section 12 – Grant of composite licence (preview)
- Section 13 – Grant of production lease (preview)
- Section 13A – Maximum area for which operating rights may be granted (preview)
- Section 13B – Transfer of composite licence or production lease (preview)
- Section 13C – Certain applications and exploration licence to become ineligible (preview)
- Section 14 – Period of commencement of operating rights (preview)
- Section 15 – Power of Central Government to authorise survey, research and scientific investigations in areas covered under operating rights (preview)
- Section 16 – Royalty (preview)
- Section 16A – Establishment of Offshore Areas Mineral Trust (preview)
- Section 17 – Fixed rent (preview)
- Section 18 – Contribution towards International Seabed Authority (preview)
- Section 19 – Safety of persons and property (preview)
- Section 19A – Duty of Central Government on mineral conservation and development (preview)
- Section 20 – Prevention and control of pollution and protection of marine environment (preview)
- Section 21 – Power of Central Government and administering authority to issue directions (preview)
Chapter III — Power Of Entry, Inspection, Search And Seizure
Chapter IV — Offences
- Section 23 – Offences (preview)
- Section 24 – Offences by companies (preview)
- Section 25 – Place of trial (preview)
- Section 26 – Previous sanction of Central Government for prosecution (preview)
- Section 27 – Offences triable by Court of Session (preview)
Chapter V — Penalty And Adjudication
- Section 28 – Penalty and adjudication (preview)
Chapter VI — Miscellaneous
- Section 29 – Extension of enactments to offshore areas (preview)
- Section 30 – Compounding of offences (preview)
- Section 31 – Recovery of certain sums as arrears of land revenue (preview)
- Section 32 – Delegation of powers (preview)
- Section 33 – Protection of action taken in good faith (preview)
- Section 34 – Appeals (preview)
- Section 34A – Power of revision by Central Government (preview)
- Section 34B – Power of Central Government to issue directions (preview)
- Section 34C – Power of Central Government to call for information (preview)
- Section 35 – Power to make rules (preview)
- Section 36 – Omitted (preview)
- Section 37 – Persons to be public servants (preview)
- Section 38 – Removal of difficulties (preview)