Sign in
☰
People MPsHouse of LordsGovernmentOppositionPartiesCommittees Votes Commons votesLords votesVotes by issueTopicsStats & rankingsParliament in numbers Legislation BillsEarly day motionsPetitions Elections Election resultsConstituenciesWho is my MP? Scotland OverviewMSPsScottish GovernmentVotesBillsMotionsCommitteesConstituencies & regionsElections Search Sign in

Bill · started in the Commons

Wreck Removal Convention Act 2011

A Bill to implement the Nairobi International Convention on the Removal of Wrecks 2007.

Now an Act of Parliament

The story so farThe Wreck Removal Convention Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 30 June 2010 by Dr Thérèse Coffey (Conservative). It completed its passage through Parliament and became law as the Wreck Removal Convention Act 2011, receiving Royal Assent on 12 July 2011.

What the bill does

<p>The Nairobi International Convention for the Removal of Wrecks (ICRW) was adopted by the International Maritime Organisation in May 2007. </p><p>The Bill provides measures to enable the United Kingdom to ratify and implement the ICRW in the United Kingdom&rsquo;s domestic law by the insertion of new sections and a Schedule into the Merchant Shipping Act 1995.</p>

Progress through Parliament

  1. 1st reading Commons 30 Jun 2010
  2. 2nd reading Commons 19 Nov 2010
  3. Committee stage Commons 7 Feb 2011
  4. Report stage Commons 18 Mar 2011
  5. 3rd reading Commons 18 Mar 2011
  6. 1st reading Lords 21 Mar 2011
  7. 2nd reading Lords 13 May 2011
  8. Committee stage Lords 10 Jun 2011
  9. Report stage Lords 29 Jun 2011
  10. 3rd reading Lords 6 Jul 2011
  11. Royal Assent Unassigned 12 Jul 2011

Source: the official bill page. Last updated 20 Oct 2011.