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Bizarre situation where Spain has
designated a marine reserve within
British waters
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Following yesterday's report in PANORAMA, a press release was issued later by GONHS saying it "very much welcomes the Government’s position on the 1991 Nature Protection Act as confirmed by the Minister for Health and the Environment, Dr John Cortes, who has stated that “the Government stands firmly by the provisions of the 1991 Nature Protection Act and that the RG Police is aware of this”.
Dr Cortes has also said that Government does not accept that agreements can be reached by politicians that supersede the laws of Gibraltar without legislative change.
“It is about time that the provisions of the 1991 Nature Protection Act were given the serious attention they deserve. The Act is there to make sure Gibraltar’s natural heritage is protected and preserved and had this Act been adequately enforced previously, Gibraltar would not be in the bizarre situation where the Spanish Government was able to designate a marine reserve (Site of Community Interest) within British Gibraltar Territorial Waters (BGTW)," it says.
15-03-12
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