6. Consider the following statements with references to the Commission on Legal Continental Shelf (CLCS)
1. CLCS decides what portions of the seabed can be exclusively mined for natural resources
2. The Ministry of External Affairs Ministry is the nodal Ministry for the Law of the Sea-related issues.
3. Under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, CLSC recommends coastal State on establishing the outer limits of its continental shelf.
4. India presently has no representation in the commission
6. Consider the following statements with references to the Commission on Legal Continental Shelf (CLCS)
1. CLCS decides what portions of the seabed can be exclusively mined for natural resources
2. The Ministry of External Affairs Ministry is the nodal Ministry for the Law of the Sea-related issues.
3. Under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, CLSC recommends coastal State on establishing the outer limits of its continental shelf.
4. India presently has no representation in the commission
The correct option is B Only 1, 3 and 4
The purpose of the Commission on Legal Continental Shelf (CLCS) is to facilitate the implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (the Convention) in respect of the establishment of the outer limits of the continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles (M) from the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured.
Under the Convention, the coastal State shall establish the outer limits of its continental shelf where it extends beyond 200 M on the basis of the recommendation of the Commission.
It also decides what portions of the seabed can be exclusively mined for natural resources such as oil, precious metals and minerals.
The Ministry of Earth Sciences is the nodal Ministry for the Law of the Sea-related issues however Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), formally nominates Indian candidates for India’s representation in this commission.
This is a 21 member group having five-year tenure. India has no representation for the elections held for 2017-2022 term means at present India has no representation in this UN body.
India has huge interest in CLCS and applied for extending the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) up to 350 nautical miles from the existing 200 nautical miles. India became a signatory to the UNCLOS in 1982 and has had continuous representation in CLCS, ITLOS and the International Seabed Authority (ISA) since their inception in 1997, 1996 and 1994 respectively.
The purpose of the Commission on Legal Continental Shelf (CLCS) is to facilitate the implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (the Convention) in respect of the establishment of the outer limits of the continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles (M) from the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured.
Under the Convention, the coastal State shall establish the outer limits of its continental shelf where it extends beyond 200 M on the basis of the recommendation of the Commission.
It also decides what portions of the seabed can be exclusively mined for natural resources such as oil, precious metals and minerals.
The Ministry of Earth Sciences is the nodal Ministry for the Law of the Sea-related issues however Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), formally nominates Indian candidates for India’s representation in this commission.
This is a 21 member group having five-year tenure. India has no representation for the elections held for 2017-2022 term means at present India has no representation in this UN body.
India has huge interest in CLCS and applied for extending the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) up to 350 nautical miles from the existing 200 nautical miles. India became a signatory to the UNCLOS in 1982 and has had continuous representation in CLCS, ITLOS and the International Seabed Authority (ISA) since their inception in 1997, 1996 and 1994 respectively.
