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DRAFT OF THE BILL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

7. YOU WILL NOTE THAT EACH CONTRACTING PARTY IS REQUIRED TO

DESIGNATE ONE OR MORE MANAGEMENT AUTHORITIES AND SCIENTIFIC AUTHORITIES

TO UNDERTAKE THE REGULATORY AND ADVISORY DUTIES SPELLED OUT IN THE

CONVENTION. THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT IS LIKELY TO BE

DESIGNATED THE PRINCIPAL MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY FOR THE UNITED

KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND AND WILL LIAISE WITH

THE IUCN WHICH, ON BEHALF OF THE UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME,

WILL ACT AS INTERNATIONAL SECRETARIAT FOR THE CONVENTION. A

GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT WILL ALSO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ISSUE OF

IMPORT/EXPORT LICENCES, WHICH IS A MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY FUNCTION.

8. WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT, IN VIEW OF THE NATURE OF THE FUNCTIONS WHICH THE MANAGEMENT AUTHORITIES ARE REQUIRED TO CARRY OUT (DESCRIBED

IN THE CONVENTION TEXT) IT WILL BE NECESSARY FOR EACH DEPENDENT

TERRITORY TO DESIGNATE THEIR OWN MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY FOR ADMIN-

ISTERING LOCAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES. THE UK MANAGEMENT

AUTHORITY, OR AUTHORITIES, WILL, HOWEVER, FULFIL AN ADVISORY AND

INFORMATION ROLE IN ORDER TO AID THE MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY IN EACH

TERRITORY AND TO KEEP TRACK OF DEVELOPMENTS (ESPECIALLY WITH PARLIAMENTARY QUESTIONS IN MIND). ENTREPÔT ACTIVITIES WILL NOT

REQUIRE CONTROL BY MANAGEMENT AUTHORITIES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT.

WE ENVISAGE THAT THE PRINCIPAL UNITED KINGDOM MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY

SHOULD BE THE NORMAL LINK FOR COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN MANAGEMENT

AUTHORITIES IN THE DEPEMDENT TERRITORIES AND THE IUCN. WE WOULD

NOT EXPECT ANY NEW BODY TO BE ESTABLISHED FOR THIS PURPOSE, BUT THAT

THE FUNCTIONS BE ATTRIBUTED TO AN EXISTING ADMINISTRATIVE BODY OR

OFFICER.

9. THE ADVANTAGE OF A LOCAL SCIENTIFIC AUTHORITY IN EACH DEPENDENT

TERRITORY FROM WHICH THE MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY COULD QUICKLY OBTAIN

ADVICE WILL BE APPARENT. IN SMALLER TERRITORIES ONE OR TWO

SCIENTIFIC EXPERTS MIGHT BE ENOUGH TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY ADVICE

ALTHOUGH WE APPRECIATE THAT EVEN THIS MAY POSE PROBLEMS IN SOME

TERRITORIES. AGAIN, THE UK SCIENTIFIC AUTHORITY WOULD PROVIDE ANY

NECESSARY GUIDE LINES FOR LOCAL SCIENTIFIC AUTHORITIES.

10. ACCESS TO BOTH UNITED KINGDOM SCIENTIFIC AND MANAGEMENT : AUTHORITIES COULD BE DIRECT OR IF YOU PREFER COULD BE CONDUCTED

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