Joint Committee on the Draft Marine Bill - First Report
Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Lords and the House of Commons to be printed 16 July 2008.
Contents
Terms of Reference
Summary
1 Introduction
Policy background
Domestic and international commitments
Devolved administrations
International and EU obligations
Implementation
A framework Bill?
Funding
Regulatory Impact Assessment
Post-legislative scrutiny
2 The European Context
Marine Strategy Directive
Water Framework Directive
The Common Fisheries Policy and historic
rights in offshore waters
3 The Marine Management Organisation
Statutory status of the MMO
Composition of the MMO board
Functions, capacity and resources of the
MMO
Resources
Governance Issues
Relationship between the MMO and other bodies
Role of science and access to data
Data access
Data charges
Transitional arrangements
Maritime and Coastguard Agency
4 Marine Planning
Parliamentary scrutiny
Content and structure
Timetable
Consultation
Coordination with the devolved administrations
Marine Plans
Coordination of plans
Major developments and the Infrastructure
Planning Commission
The land/sea interface
Coastal partnerships
5 Marine Conservation Zones
Selection, objectives and the MCZ network
Duty
Timetable
Development of scientific knowledge
Monitoring
Sufficiency of data
Management measures to achieve the objectives
of MCZs
Enforcement and marking
MCZ designation
6 Inshore Fisheries Management
Establishment and composition of the
Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authorities
Management of IFCAs
IFCA remit and objectives
Jurisdiction and estuaries
Grandfather rights - IFCA byelaws
Capacity and funding
Additional regulatory powers for IFCAs
Welsh Inshore Fisheries Management
7 Marine enforcement and management
Marine Enforcement Officers
Maritime and Coastguard Agency
MMO prosecutors
Administrative penalties
Parliamentary scrutiny of fixed monetary
penalties and undertakings
Remediation, compliance and stop notices
Emergency fisheries byelaws and urgent and
interim conservation orders
Conservation offences
General MCZ offences
Parliamentary Scrutiny
Fisheries offences: Keeping, introduction
and removal of fish
8 Fisheries
Repeal of Section 212 of the Water Resources
Act
Definitions relating to fish
Environment Agency's Fishery Duty
9 The devolved administrations
Wales
Northern Ireland
Cooperation between authorities
Devolved administrations and the MMO
10 Coastal Access
The principle of a continuous English
coastal path
The exemption of parks and gardens
Independent appeals process
Compensation
Costs
11 Conclusion
Conclusions and recommendations
Annex 1: List of acronyms
Annex 2: Glossary
Annex 3: RIA - Scrutiny Unit Review
Annex 4: Delegated Powers Memorandum
Formal minutes
Witnesses
List of written evidence
List of unprinted written evidence
Oral and Written Evidence - HL 159-II/HC 552-II
Oral Evidence - 3 June 2008
Oral Evidence - 5 June 2008
Oral Evidence - 11 June 2008
Oral Evidence - 12 June 2008
Oral Evidence - 18 June 2008
Oral Evidence - 19 June 2008
Oral Evidence - 25 June 2008
Oral Evidence - 2 July 2008
Written Evidence
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