Commentary on Sections Section 1:  Amendments of Deep Sea Mining (Temporary Provisions) Act 1981
8.Section 1(1) gives effect to the amendments to the 1981 Act which are set out in the Schedule; these are grouped together in a Schedule since nearly all of them are necessary for the purpose of implementing obligations under the Convention.  Subsection (2) changes the citation of the 1981 Act to remove the words “Temporary Provisions” since they are no longer appropriate.