PACIFIC SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES REGIONAL TRAINING AND CAPACITY BUILDING WORKSHOP ON DEEP-SEABED MINING

4. Parts # Title Brief Description
I Preliminary Sets out the preliminary provisions of the Act
II Tonga Seabed Mineral’sAuthority The establishment of the Seabed Minerals Authority in
Tonga
III Areas available for seabed mineral
activities withinTonga’s National
Jurisdiction
Sets out areas within Tonga’s EEZ available for seabed
mineral activities withinTonga’s National jurisdiction
IV Duties and responsibilities of individuals Sets out the responsibilities of individuals for persons
undertaking deep seabed mining activities
V Prospecting Permits within the kingdom’s
national jurisdiction
Sets out permit requirements for prospecting activities
withinTonga’s national jurisdiction

5. Parts # Title Brief Description
VI Licensing of Seabed MineralActivities
within the Kingdom’s National
Jurisdiction
Sets out licensing of activities withinTonga’s national
jurisdiction
VII Sponsorship of Activities in the Area Provides for regulation of activities which the Kingdom
sponsors in the Area which falls under the mandate of ISA
VIII FiscalArrangements Sets out the fiscal arrangements for seabed minerals in the
Act
IX Marine Scientific Research Sets out the framework for MSR inTonga’s jurisdiction
X Miscellaneous Miscellaneous provisions which include import duty,
information handling….