The cabinet has approved the draft of Bangladesh
Ship Recycling Law, 2015 keeping provision of maximum Tk30 lakh fine and
maximum one year imprisonment or both for the violation of the law.
The law kept provision of taking prior
permission of the Ship Recycling Board for importing ships, breaking or
anchoring in the coast.
The regular cabinet meeting presided over by the
prime minister gave the approval on Monday afternoon, BSS reported.
After the meeting, Cabinet Secretary M Mosharraf
Hossain Bhuiyan briefed the reporters at the secretariat.
The cabinet secretary said the law is aimed at
setting up the industry in a certain area by considering environmental impacts
as well as regulating the activities of the fast growing industry.
Under the proposed law, a regulatory authority
named Bangladesh Ship Recycling Board will be formed headed by a chairman and a
full-time director general.
An additional secretary of the Industries
Ministry will be its chairman.
Source: Dhaka tribune. 27 July 2015
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