Cluster Munitions (Prohibitions) Act 2010
Act of ParliamentThis bill passed all stages in both Houses and received Royal Assent.
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Long title
To make provision for giving effect to the Convention on Cluster Munitions.
Summary
<p>The main purpose of the Bill is to create criminal offences in order to enforce the prohibitions set out in Article 1 of the Convention on Cluster Munitions. This bans the use, production, transfer, and stockpiling of cluster munitions on the grounds that they cause unacceptable harm to civilians, and establishes measures to minimise the harm to civilians in the aftermath of conflicts. </p><p>Ninety-four states signed and four states ratified the Convention on Cluster Munitions at a ceremony in Oslo on 3 December 2008. The UK was amongst the signatories, although it was a relatively late convert to the idea of a total ban. Once the Bill has passed into law, the UK will then move to ratify the Convention, which has now been ratified by 30 states, and will come into force on 1 August 2010. The Government has announced that it intends to destroy all cluster munition stockpiles by the end of 2013. The Conservatives and Liberal Democrats have given their full support to the Bill.</p>
Progress through Parliament
- 1st reading· Lords
19 November 2009 – 19 November 2009
- 2nd reading· Lords
8 December 2009 – 8 December 2009
- Committee stage· Lords
6 January 2010 – 6 January 2010
- Report stage· Lords
20 January 2010 – 20 January 2010
- 3rd reading· Lords
8 February 2010 – 8 February 2010
- 1st reading· Commons
8 February 2010 – 8 February 2010
- 2nd reading· Commons
17 March 2010 – 17 March 2010
- Programme motion· Commons
17 March 2010 – 17 March 2010
- Money resolution· Commons
17 March 2010 – 17 March 2010
- Committee stage· Commons
23 March 2010 – 23 March 2010
- 3rd reading· Commons
23 March 2010 – 23 March 2010
- Royal Assent· Unassigned
25 March 2010 – 25 March 2010
Source: UK Parliament Bills API. Bill ID: 545.