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
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This bill would allow the United Kingdom to ratify an international agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea that aims to conserve and sustainably use marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction. It provides the domestic legal framework needed to implement the treaty once ratified.
The bill is at the 2nd reading stage in the House of Commons; if it passes, it will move to committee stage and subsequent stages before returning to the Lords.
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11 Dec 2023
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.
