Deep sea mining licenses Deep sea mining licenses
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Request 733110999
Please disclose details of whether Jersey has or is planning to grant any deep sea mining licenses (to companies including but not limited to SM2 and Magellan), whether they can be granted without consultation with the International Seabed Authority and whether environmental impact is considered/monitored and how.
Response
Jersey Waters are not deep enough for Deep Sea mining; therefore Article 3 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 applies.
Further information can be found using the link below.
Food and Environment Protection Act 1985 (Deposits in Sea Exemptions) (Jersey) Order 2007
Article applied
Article 3 - Meaning of “information held by a public authority”
For the purposes of this Law, information is held by a public authority if –
(a) it is held by the authority, otherwise than on behalf of another person; or
(b) it is held by another person on behalf of the authority.
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