Act Info:Preamble1 - OFFSHORE AREAS MINERAL (DEVELOPMENT AND REGULATION) ACT, 2002
Chapter I
Section1 - Short title and commencement
Section2 - Declaration as to expediency of Union control
Section3 - Application
Section4 - Definitions
Chapter II
Section5 - Reconnaissance, exploration or production to be under permit, licence or lease
Section6 - Grant of operating right
Section7 - Termination of operating right
Section8 - Reservation of Areas
Section9 - Power to close areas
Section10 - Availability of areas for grant of permit, licence or lease
Section11 - Grant of reconnaissance permit
Section12 - Grant of exploration licence
Section13 - Grant of production lease
Section14 - Period of commencement of operating rights
Section15 - Power of Central Government to authorise survey, research and scientific investigations in areas covered under operating rights
Section16 - Royalty
Section17 - Fixed rent
Section18 - Contribution towards International Seabed Authority
Section19 - Safety of persons and property
Section20 - Prevention and control of pollution and protection of marine environment
Section21 - Power of Central Government and administering authority to issue directions
Chapter III
Section22 - Power of enty, inspection, search and seizure
Chapter IV
Section23 - Offences
Section24 - Offences by companies
Section25 - Place of trial
Section26 - Previous sanction of Central Government for prosecution
Section27 - Offences triable by Court of Session
Chapter V
Section28 - Civil liability and adjudication
Chapter VI
Section29 - Extension of enactments to offshore areas
Section30 - Compounding of offences
Section31 - Recovery of certain sums as arrears of land revenue
Section32 - Delegation of powers
Section33 - Protection of action taken in good faith
Section34 - Appeals
Section35 - Power to make rules
Section36 - Relaxation in specific cases
Section37 - Persons to be public servants
Section38 - Removal of difficulties
ScheduleI - FIRST SCHEDULE
ScheduleII - SECOND SCHEDULE