Lead member
Baroness Willis of Summertown
Crossbench, Life peer
Lords
Decision
No decision
The House has not considered this amendment.
Amendment text
Clause 1, page 1, line 20
at end insert—
“(6)
A notice under subsection (2) must not invite applications in respect of any block that would include exploration or development within or under a Marine Protected Area, and must specify that no application will be considered that would include exploration or development within or under a Marine Protected Area.
(7)
For the purposes of this section, “Protected Area” includes Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Marine Conservation Zones, Nature Conservation Marine Protected Areas, Highly Protected Marine Areas, Sites of Special Scientific Interest, Areas of Special Scientific Interest and Ramsar sites.”
Member's explanatory statement
This amendment would rule out the issuing of notices for applications for production licences in Marine Protected Areas.