A Bill to make provision about provision about transfers of cargo at sea; to provide for environmental safeguards in relation to such transfers; and for connected purposes
House of Commons
20 June 2008
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The Environmental Protection (Transfers at Sea) Bill would create rules for transferring cargo while ships are at sea and introduce environmental safeguards to prevent pollution. It aims to ensure safer handling of at-sea transfers and to protect the marine environment, with related provisions to make the rules work.
The bill is currently at the second reading in the House of Commons, having had its first reading in December 2007; it has not progressed beyond the second reading in the provided record.
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5 Dec 2007
25 Jan 2008
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
