(The Gist of PIB) Recycling of Ships Bill

Recycling of Ships Bill

• The Union Cabinet has approved the proposal for enactment of Recycling of Ships Bill, 2019 and accession to the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships, 2009.

Recycling of Ships Bill, 2019:

• The Government of India has decided to enact Recycling of Ships Bill, 2019, to provide for the regulation of recycling of ships by setting certain international standards and laying down the statutory mechanism for enforcement of such standards.
• The proposed Bill restricts and prohibits the use or installation of hazardous material, which applies irrespective of whether a ship is meant for recycling or not. Ships shall be recycled only in authorized ship recycling facilities.
• It has also been decided to accede to the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships, 2009.
• When the Hong Kong Convention comes into force, its provisions will be implemented under the provisions of the Recycling of Ships Bill, 2019 and rules and regulations framed there under.

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