These Regulations provide for the continuation of Seabed Minerals (Prospecting and Exploration) Regulations 2015 in force on and after the commencement of the Seabed Minerals Act 2019, to the extent that they are consistent with that Act and subject to any necessary modifications, as if they had been made under section 178 of that Act. However, the applications for a license under section 59 of the Seabed Minerals Act 2019 are suspended until 1 December 2019. The Queen's Representative has the power to, by Order in Executive Council made under the Seabed Minerals Act 2019, amend, revoke and replace the Seabed Minerals (Prospecting and Exploration) Regulations 2015.