Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority

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chief administrative officer role executive position position in an international organization

The Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority is the chief administrative officer responsible for overseeing the organization’s work in regulating deep seabed mineral activities beyond national jurisdiction and implementing the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea in this area.

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Office of the Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority	1

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	chief administrative officer role ⓘ executive position ⓘ position in an international organization ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	areas beyond national jurisdiction ⓘ international seabed area ⓘ
appointedBy	Assembly of the International Seabed Authority ⓘ
appointedOnRecommendationOf	Council of the International Seabed Authority ⓘ
domain	deep seabed mining governance ⓘ international maritime law ⓘ marine environmental protection ⓘ
employer	International Seabed Authority ⓘ
firstHolder	Satya Nandan ⓘ
goal	ensure effective regulation of deep seabed mineral activities ⓘ ensure protection of the marine environment from harmful effects of activities in the Area ⓘ ensure that activities in the Area are carried out for the benefit of humankind as a whole ⓘ
hasDuty	administer contracts for exploration and exploitation of deep seabed mineral resources ⓘ ensure compliance with rules, regulations and procedures of the International Seabed Authority ⓘ implement decisions of the Assembly of the International Seabed Authority ⓘ implement decisions of the Council of the International Seabed Authority ⓘ implement the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea in relation to the Area ⓘ manage the Secretariat of the International Seabed Authority ⓘ oversee the work of the International Seabed Authority ⓘ prepare reports and documentation for the organs of the International Seabed Authority ⓘ promote protection of the marine environment from harmful effects of deep seabed activities ⓘ regulate deep seabed mineral activities beyond national jurisdiction ⓘ support member states in matters related to deep seabed mining governance ⓘ
headOf	Secretariat of the International Seabed Authority ⓘ
inception	1994 ⓘ
legalBasis	1994 Agreement relating to the Implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ surface form: Agreement relating to the Implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ rules, regulations and procedures of the International Seabed Authority ⓘ
locatedInTheOrganizationalHierarchyOf	United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ surface form: United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea system
officeHolder	Michael W. Lodge ⓘ
officeHolderStartTime	2016 ⓘ
partOf	International Seabed Authority ⓘ
reportsTo	Assembly of the International Seabed Authority ⓘ Council of the International Seabed Authority ⓘ
seat	Kingston, Jamaica ⓘ
termLength	4 years ⓘ
termRenewable	true ⓘ
worksWith	contractors for deep seabed mineral exploration and exploitation ⓘ member states of the International Seabed Authority ⓘ observers and stakeholders in ocean governance ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Secretariat of the International Seabed Authority → hasOffice → Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority ⓘ

this entity surface form: Office of the Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority

ISA → headOfGovernmentBody → Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority ⓘ

subject surface form: International Seabed Authority

International Seabed Authority → headOfOrganization → Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority ⓘ