| Short Title: | Deep Sea Mining Act 2014 |
| Parliament: | Parliament of the United Kingdom |
| Long Title: | An Act to make provision about deep sea mining; and for connected purposes. |
| Year: | 2014 |
| Introduced By: | Sheryll Murray[1] |
| Territorial Extent: | United Kingdom |
| Royal Assent: | 14 May 2014 |
| Commencement: | 14 July 2014 |
| Related Legislation: | Deep Sea Mining (Temporary Provisions) Act 1981 |
| Status: | Current |
| Original Text: | https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/15/enacted |
| Legislation History: | https://services.parliament.uk/Bills/2013-14/deepseamining.html |
| Revised Text: | https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/15 |
| Statute Book Chapter: | 2014 c. 15 |
The Deep Sea Mining Act 2014 is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It received Royal Assent on 14 May 2014.[2] It is unusual as this bill passed through parliament as a private members bill, it was sponsored by Sheryll Murray MP and Baroness Wilcox.The Act enables the deep sea mining sector to be regulated in a modern way and aims to prevent damage to the environment.[3]