Act Number: 17

Act Name: The Offshore Areas Mineral (Development and Regulation) Act, 2002

Year: 2003

Enactment Date: 2003-01-30

Long Title: 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.

Ministry: Ministry of Mines

Department:

Section 1: Short title and commencement.
    (1) This Act may be called the Offshore Areas Mineral (Development and Regulation) Act, 2002.
     (2) It shall come into force on such date1 as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.
Notes:
1.15th January, 2010, vide notification no. S.O. 338(E), dated by 11th February, 2010, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(ii).
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