SC too orders for scrap ship pre-cleaning report
August 22, 2010
The Supreme Court on Sunday directed the Bangladesh Ship Breakers’ Association to execute the High Court order, which ruled that no ship could be imported in the country without pre-cleaning and environmental certificates from exporting countries.
It also asked the association to complying with the HC order that said Department of Shipping could issue no objection certificates (NOCs) to those ships only seeing such certificates and compliance of other legal obligations
The HC had also said the ship exporters have to ensure that their ships are not hazardous.
The full bench of the Appellate Division, headed by Chief Justice Mohammad Fazlul Karim passed the directions during hearing an appeal filed by the ship breaker association against the HC order.
The HC on May 11 had issued the ruling following a writ petition filed by Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers’ Association (Bela).
The apex court also adjourned hearing on the appeal filed by the ship breakers’ association for next four months.
Source: thedailystar.net
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