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The Offshore Areas Mineral (Development and Regulation) Act `2003

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.
2003
List of Chapters & Sections

  1. PRELIMINARY

  2. 1
     Short title and commencement
  3. 2
     Declaration as to expediency of Union control
  4. 3
     Application
  5. 4
     Definitions

  • GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR ACQUISITION OF OPERATING RIGHTS IN THE OFFSHORE AREAS

  • 5
     Reconnaissance, exploration or production to be under permit, licence or lease
  • 6
     Grant of operating right
  • 7
     Termination of operating right
  • 8
     Reservation of areas
  • 9
     Power of close areas
  • 10
     Availability of areas for grant of permit, licence or lease
  • 11
     Grant of reconnaissance permit
  • 12
     Grant of exploration licence
  • 13
     Grant of production lease
  • 14
     Period of commencement of operating rights
  • 15
     Power of Central Government to authorise survey, research and scientific investigations in areas covered under operating rights
  • 16
     Royalty
  • 17
     Fixed rent
  • 18
     Contribution towards International Seabed Authority
  • 19
     Safety of persons and property
  • 20
     Prevention and control of pollution and protection of marine environment
  • 21
     Power of Central Government and administering authority to issue directions

  • POWER OF ENTRY, INSPECTION, SEARCH AND SEIZURE

  • 22
     Power of entry, inspection, search and seizure

  • OFFENCES

  • 23
     Offences
  • 24
     Offences by companies
  • 25
     Place of trial
  • 26
     Previous sanction of Central Government for prosecution
  • 27
     Offences triable by Court of Session

  • CIVIL LIABILITY AND ADJUDICATION

  • 28
     Civil liability and adjudication

  • MISCELLANEOUS

  • 29
     Extension of enactments to offshore areas
  • 30
     Compounding of offences
  • 31
     Recovery of certain sums as arrears of land revenue
  • 32
     Delegation of powers
  • 33
     Protection of action taken in good faith
  • 34
     Appeals
  • 35
     Power to make rules
  • 36
     Relaxation in specific cases
  • 37
     Persons to be public servants
  • 38
     Removal of difficulties