The Chamber welcomes the Joint Committee’s report on the draft Marine Bill
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Thursday, 31, Jul 2008 12:00
The Chamber of Shipping today welcomed the Joint Committee’s report into the draft Marine Bill and notes many of the concerns expressed by industry were included in the report’s recommendations.
In particular, the Chamber was pleased that the Joint Committee recommended:
the need for sufficient resources to be allocated to the new Marine Management Organisation (MMO) to deliver a better licensing service
the need for careful deliberation to be given to the inter-relationship between the MMO and the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA)
the need for reasonable safeguards to be put in place and proper consideration given when Statutory Instruments (SI) are used by the Secretary of State
The Chamber is confident that given the excellent consultation process and two-way engagement to date that these concerns will be fully taken into consideration by the Marine Bill team and a satisfactory outcome reached.
ENDS
For further information please contact:
John Stevenson, Chamber of Shipping
020 7417 2833
· The draft Marine Bill proposes to set up a new network of marine conservation zones around Britain’s coast and implement changes in fisheries and marine management to help to prevent damage to the marine environment.
· For a copy of the Joint Committee’s report, please click here
· For more information on British Shipping, please go to: http://www.british-shipping.org
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