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Illegally Logged Timber (Prohibition of Sale) Bill
A Bill to prohibit the sale in the United Kingdom of timber and wood products that were obtained or produced illegally in their country of origin; and for connected purposes.
In progress
Current stage: 2nd reading (Commons)
The story so farThe Illegally Logged Timber (Prohibition of Sale) Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 6 January 2010 by Mr Andrew Dismore (Labour). It is now at second reading in the House of Commons. Second reading is the first debate on the overall principle of the bill; if the bill clears it, detailed committee scrutiny follows.
What the bill does
<p>The Bill would make it illegal to sell, knowingly or not, timber that had been:</p><ul><li>obtained illegally in any way in the country of origin</li><li>exported illegally from its country of origin</li><li>imported illegally into any country</li></ul><p>It would also make it an offence to falsify records with regard to the harvesting, importing or exporting of timber. The maximum penalties included in the Bill are up to five years’ imprisonment and a fine of up to £100,000.</p>
Progress through Parliament
- 1st reading Commons 6 Jan 2010
- 2nd reading Commons Current
Source: the official bill page. Last updated 12 Apr 2010.