Section 6 implements the obligation set out in Article 12(7) with respect to databases.
	Section 6 subsection (1) applies the provisions of this Section in relation to a UK database in which DSI on MGR is stored, which is defined in subsection (2).
	Section 6 subsection (2) defines a UK database as a database controlled by a person in the UK (subsection (2)(a)) and accessible by members of the public (subsection (2)(b)). The test for whether a database is controlled by a person in the UK is set out in subsection (5). The requirement that the database be accessible by members of the public follows from the requirement in Section 3 subsection (7) that DSI generated on MGR of ABNJ during utilisation as defined by Section 27 subsection (1) must be deposited in a publicly accessible database.
	Section 6 subsection (3) sets out the obligations on the person who controls a UK database. As with samples in Section 5 above, Section 6 subsection (3)(a) requires that as far as reasonably practicable they must ensure that the DSI (i) can be identified as relating to MGR originating from ABNJ and (ii) in particular can be identified by reference to an Article 12(3) identifier if one has been generated that applies to the MGR on which the DSI has been generated. With respect to the geographical requirement, the largest publicly-accessible database, the International Nucleotide Sequence Database Collaboration (INSDC) which consists of three organisations, based in the UK (the European Nucleotide Archive operated by the European Molecular Biology Laboratory European Bioinformatics Institute based in Cambridge) the US and Japan, has recently introduced the requirement for geospatial data on the origin of the organism on which the sequence has been generated to be submitted when the sequence is uploaded.
	Section 6 subsection 3(b) requires that access is provided to the DSI, subject to the provisions of Section 7 subsection (1) on reasonable conditions. "Access" in the context of databases containing DSI means DSI can be downloaded from the database or can be viewed programmatically.
	Section 6 subsection (3)(c) implements the reporting requirements of Article 12(7) with respect to databases. The requirement for databases to report on access refers to the number of times such DSI has been viewed or downloaded. There is no reference to the purpose for which the DSI was viewed or downloaded because databases do not require their users to inform them of the reasons why they are accessing the data.
	Section 6 subsection (4) requires that the report provided under Section 6 subsection (3)(c) should identify the DSI with reference to any BBNJ batch identifier relating to the MGR on which the DSI was generated.
	Section 6 subsection (5) deems that the person responsible for a database is in the UK and therefore required to comply with the provisions in Section 6 if they are an individual who is habitually resident in the UK (subsection 5(a)), or an entity incorporated or formed under the law of any part of the UK (subsection 5(b)). This is to ensure that there is a genuine link between the database and the UK, rather than for example, it being controlled remotely from overseas.
Part 2 – Marine Genetic Resources Section 6: Databases