15 Dec 2020
Click here to read the notices of amendments Secretary George Eustice 6 # Clause 6, page 5, line 2, at end insert— “(9) In this section “England” includes— (a) the English inshore region, and (b) the English offshore region, within the meaning of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (see section 322 of that […]
01 Dec 2020
The Fisheries Bill receives Royal Assent after 10 months in Parliament. The UK’s first major domestic fisheries legislation in nearly 40 years passed into law. The Fisheries Act 2020 gives the UK full control of its fishing waters for the first time since 1973. The Fisheries Act will enable the UK to control who fishes […]
12 Nov 2020
Landmark Agriculture Bill becomes law Defra ‘Transformative legislation setting out how farmers and land managers in England will be rewarded in future with public money for “public goods” passes into law Legislation that will unleash the potential of agriculture has passed into UK law today (11 November). The Government’s landmark Agriculture Bill was introduced to […]
05 Nov 2020
Environment Bill resumes passage through Parliament Defra The landmark and world-leading legislation which will transform how we protect and enhance our environment has returned to Parliament. The Bill sets out a comprehensive and world-leading vision to allow our environment to prosper for future generations and ensure that we maintain and enhance our environmental protections. The […]
05 Nov 2020
Wildlife & Countryside Link ‘Sewage (Inland Waters) Bill The Sewage (Inland Waters) Bill was published this month by Phillip Dunne MP (Chair of the Environmental Audit Committee), proposing ambitious new measures to turn the tide on river pollution from untreated sewage and to improve water quality. The Bill was welcomed by Link, particularly following last month’s water quality […]
20 Oct 2020
The NGOs have been scathing in their response to the recent developments with the Fisheries Bill; this theme has been picked up by the Guardian and Independent. Fisheries Bill – Guardian Commentary Independent: ‘UK’s post-Brexit fishing protections ‘pitifully weak’, warn conservationists Rhetoric that government will develop gold standard fisheries is ‘a joke’, campaigners say Conservation […]
13 Oct 2020
MCS Clara Johnstone … ‘However, it seems this opportunity is being wasted. When reading the latest version of the new Fisheries Bill I got an awful sense of déjà vu. Whilst many of the objectives relating to sustainability look good on paper, they mostly follow the same tone and offer the same commitments we have […]
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