To establish a Marine Navigation Aids Commission; to establish an Office of Marine Navigation Aids Regulation; to amend the Merchant Shipping Act 1995; and for connected purposes.
House of Lords
2 May 2012
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The Marine Navigation Aids Bill would create two new bodies—the Marine Navigation Aids Commission and the Office of Marine Navigation Aids Regulation—to oversee and regulate navigation aids used at sea. It would also update the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 to support these changes, with the aim of improving the safety and reliability of maritime navigation.
The bill is currently at the second reading in the Lords and originated in the Lords (introduced in May 2010); no further stages are recorded in the provided information.
Generated 21 February 2026
26 May 2010
21 Jan 2011
During second reading of the Bill on 21 January, a wide-ranging discussion took place on issues including changes to ship movements around the UK and the funding of light houses and other marine aids.
The 2010-12 session of parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
