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| | Wednesday 22 January 2014 |
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| | Schedule, page 5, line 32, insert— |
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| | | | ‘In section 5 (Protection of the marine environment) leave out sections (1) and |
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| | | “(a) | In determining whether to grant an exploration or exploitation |
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| | | licence the Secretary of State must not grant a licence unless |
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| | | and until it can be demonstrated that there are no indications |
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| | | for likely irreversible and or significant adverse effects as |
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| | | defined by the United Nations’ General Assembly / UN Food |
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| | | and Agricultural Organisation on the marine ecosystems and |
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| | | communities impacted by one or more of these operations. |
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| | | The absence of any such indications must be demonstrated |
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| | | through full and transparent prior environmental impact |
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| | | assessments and strategic impact assessments, which are |
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| | | required to be publicly evaluated and reviewed. |
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| | | (b) | In determining whether to grant an exploration or exploitation |
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| | | licence the Secretary of State must take into consideration the |
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| | | environmental definitions and designations of international |
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| | | bodies, including but not limited to the Convention on |
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| | | Biological Diversity (CBD) scientific criteria for |
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| | | ‘Ecologically or Biologically Significant marine Areas |
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| | | (EBSAs)’, the CBD guidance for the design of representative |
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| | | networks of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), and the food |
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| | | and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) criteria for the |
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| | | identification of ‘Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems’ (VMEs) |
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| | | and any other related treaties which may come into force.”.’. |
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