Proceeding contribution from Lord Wallace of Tankerness (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Lords on Monday, 23 February 2009. It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bill on Marine and Coastal Access Bill [HL].
Marine and Coastal Access Bill [HL]
Amendment 89BZA 89BZA: After Clause 49, insert the following new Clause— ““Marine plan for Scottish offshore region (1) Subject to subsection (2) below, Scottish Ministers may incorporate in any marine plan for the Scottish offshore region a duty on every public body and office-holder, in exercising any functions, to further the conservation of biodiversity so far as is consistent with the proper exercise of those functions. (2) The duty to further the conservation of biodiversity referred to in subsection (1) above shall only be incorporated in a marine plan for the Scottish offshore region in pursuance of legislation passed by the Scottish Parliament empowering Scottish Ministers to do so. (3) It shall be competent for the Scottish Parliament to pass legislation to further the conservation of biodiversity in the Scottish offshore region. (4) For the purposes of this section, ““public body and office-holder”” has the meaning given in the Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act 2004 (asp 6).””
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- 2008-09
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- House of Lords chamber
- Subjects
- Devolved matters Applications Conservation Coal Coastal areas Archaeology Devolution Cultural heritage Biodiversity Fisheries Licensing Electricity generation Infrastructure Legislative competence English Heritage Local government Northern Ireland Oil Planning Natural gas Public consultation National Assembly for Wales Property Non-departmental public bodies Scotland Sustainable development Wales Scottish Parliament Renewable energy Shipping Wave power Seas and oceans Wrecks Testing Non-governmental organisations Department for Culture, Media and Sport High Court Natural England Marine Management Organisation Infrastructure Planning Commission Marine conservation zones
- Legislation
- Marine and Coastal Access Bill (HL) 2008-09
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