[GA - Passed] - Repeal: Marine Protection Act

[Simone]

Repeal: Marine Protection Act
Category: Repeal | GA #510
Proposed by: Tinhampton, Co-authored by: Magecastle Embassy Building A5 | Onsite Topic
Replacement: < None >​

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Noting that GA#510 authorises the Committee for the Preservation of Marine Environments (CPME) to declare certain "areas within international waters" to be sanctuaries, and tasks it with making and enforcing "regulations in said areas to further the purpose for which said sanctuaries were designated,"

Moderately annoyed that GA#510 grants the CPME excessive power in regards to sanctuaries, because:

it defines regulations as "reasonable restrictions" on certain marine activities, allowing the CPME to see reasonability through whatever lens it desires to get the outcome it desires, and

its Article 4 authorises member states to request that sanctuaries be delisted or regulations applicable to them be amended, yet only requires CPME to "thoroughly review" those requests without setting any rules for under what conditions it must accept and reject them,

Utterly infuriated that Article 2a(i) allows CPME to designate a sanctuary merely because it is "critical to the survival and growth of a species," even if that species is invasive or destroying marine habitats local to the area, eviscerating the kinds of biodiversity that it may wish to protect elsewhere via Article 2a(ii) designations, and

Believing that any resolution which creates or focuses on as much redundant red tape as GA#510 should not stand...

The General Assembly hereby repeals GA#510 "Marine Protection Act."

Note: Only votes from TNP WA nations and NPA personnel will be counted. If you do not meet these requirements, please add (non-WA) or something of that effect to your vote.

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Voting Instructions:

• Vote For if you want the Delegate to vote For the resolution.
• Vote Against if you want the Delegate to vote Against the resolution.
• Vote Abstain if you want the Delegate to abstain from voting on this resolution.
• Vote Present if you are personally abstaining from this vote.

Detailed opinions with your vote are appreciated and encouraged!

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For	Against	Abstain	Present
12	1	0	0

 

[Simone]

Overview
This proposal seeks to repeal the Marine Protection Act, citing a number of flaws regarding granting the Committee for the Preservation of Marine Environments excess powers on marking "areas within international waters" to be sanctuaries, and tasking it with making and enforcing "regulations in said areas to further the purpose for which said sanctuaries were designated," with very broad definitions on what constitutes sanctuaries and poor wording regarding the protection of biodiversity.

Recommendation
We note that the original author of this resolution supports its repeal. "International waters" has been an ill-defined area of WA law (for various reasons such as territorial claims and geography across the multi-verse) and the resolution, while well-intended, left too many loopholes for proper enforcement and granted powers that can be broadly interpreted to the detriment of certain nations or marine species.

For these reasons, the Ministry of World Assembly Affairs recommends a vote For the General Assembly resolution at vote, "Repeal: Marine Protection Act".

 

[Simone]

For, I have confirmed via DM that Cretox is OK with the repeal.

 

[Comfed]

For

 

[Magecastle]

For, despite co-author

 

[Lionsmeow]

For

 

[Neptune]

For

 

[Polgaria]

For

 

[Chipoli]

For, I had a draft for this myself!

 

[Tinhampton]

This is quorate and will go to vote between 25th and 29th June.

 

[Space Cat]

For

 

[nvxl]

Against

 

[AraFuttio]

For

 

[Sauron]

For.

 

[Loh]

For

 

[Vexilia]

For.

The flaws that were highlighted by the author demonstrated to the Assembly that this resolution causes more potential harm than it seeks to prevent. Unanimous decision to vote in favour to repeal GA #510.

 

[Jag]

For

 

[Norvoz]

For

 

[Pauline Bonaparte]

For (non-WA)

 

[Wilkshire]

Against