Section 9 provides for the Secretary of State to make regulations which may be necessary for implementing the UK’s obligations under Part II of the BBNJ Agreement relating to MGR (subsection (1)).
	Section 9 subsection (2) sets out the subject matter of regulations that may be made under the power set out in subsection (1). Those are:
to ensure that the UK complies with Part II of the BBNJ Agreement in a way that is consistent with Article 5(2) of the Agreement (which is about interaction between the BBNJ Agreement and other instruments) by avoiding conflict between the UK’s obligations under the BBNJ Agreement and those under any other international agreement or arrangement to which the UK is a party;
to give effect to any decision of the Conference of the Parties to the BBNJ Agreement in relation to the sharing of monetary benefits from the utilisation of MGR of ABNJ or the DSI generated on such MGR. This could include imposing requirements to disclose information relevant to the calculation of any payment required or to make payments;
to make any changes to the regime set out in Part 2 of the Act that are required to give effect to decisions of the Conference of the Parties related to the operation of the BBNJ Clearing-House Mechanism established under Article 51 of the BBNJ Agreement;
to limit the application of Part 2 of the Act in accordance with Article 51(6) of the Agreement which would include amending the listed categories of protected information in Section 4(3);
to ensure that no person is subject to overlapping obligations by virtue of Part 2 of the BBNJ Act and corresponding provision of the law of another State Party to the BBNJ Agreement;
to make provision about the enforcement of requirements in respect of Part 2 of the BBNJ Act.
	Section 9 subsection (3) sets out that a "corresponding provision" for the purposes of Section 9 subsection (2)(e) is a provision that has substantially the same effect as a provision in Part 2 of the BBNJ Act.
	Section 9 subsection (4) confirms that regulations made under Section 9 may apply in ABNJ or otherwise outside the UK.
	Section 9 subsection (5) provides further details on how the power to make regulations relating to enforcement set out in Section 9 subsection (2)(f) may be exercised. The regulations may include provision:
for civil sanctions to be imposed;
for an undertaking to be enforceable;
about monitoring compliance with requirements;
about requirements for the making and keeping of records and documents;
about requirements to provide information.
	Section 9 subsection (6) provides that regulations made under Section 9 may amend or otherwise modify Part 2 of the Act apart from Sections 9 and 27.
	Section 9 subsection (7) provides that the consequential provisions that may be made by regulations under Section 9 in reliance on the power in Section 29(2)(b) of the Act to make consequential provisions can include a provision to amend or repeal a provision of an Act of Parliament.
	Section 9 subsection (8) applies the draft affirmative procedure to any regulations made under Section 9 that (a) amend or repeal an Act of Parliament, (b) introduce a monetary benefit sharing regime in accordance with Section 9 subsection 2(b) or (c) create a civil sanction or vary the maximum amount of any monetary penalty.
	Section 9 subsection (9) applies the negative procedure to all other regulations made under Section 9.
Part 2 – Marine Genetic Resources Section 9: Power to make regulations