A Bill to make provision in connection with the ratification by the United Kingdom of the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction.
House of Commons
12 February 2025
The Bill would enable the United Kingdom to ratify the United Nations’ Agreement on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ). It would set out the domestic legal steps needed to implement the treaty if ratified, aligning UK law with international rules for protecting marine life in international waters.
The bill is at the second reading in the House of Commons. If it progresses, it would move to committee scrutiny and then further readings in both Houses.
Generated 21 February 2026
The dissolution of Parliament took place on Thursday 30 May 2024. All business in the House of Commons and House of Lords has come to an end and this bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
