A Bill to prohibit the sale in the United Kingdom of timber and wood products that were obtained or produced illegally in their country of origin; and for connected purposes.
The Bill would make it illegal to sell, knowingly or not, timber that had been:obtained illegally in any way in the country of originexported illegally from its country of originimported illegally into any countryIt would also make it an offence to falsify records with regard to the harvesting, importing or exporting of timber. The maximum penalties included in the Bill are up to five years’ imprisonment and a fine of up to £100,000.
House of Commons
12 April 2010
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The Illegally Logged Timber (Prohibition of Sale) Bill would make it illegal to sell timber and wood products in the UK if they were obtained, exported or imported illegally in their country of origin. It also makes it an offence to falsify records about harvesting, importing or exporting timber, with penalties of up to five years in prison and fines up to £100,000. The bill is currently at the second reading stage in the House of Commons.
The bill is currently at the second reading in the House of Commons; it has completed first reading but has not yet progressed to committee stages.
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6 Jan 2010
This Bill was presented to Parliament on 6 January 2010 This is known as First Reading and there was no debate on the Bill at this stage.
The 2009-10 session of parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
