BALTIC SEAENVIRONMENT PROCEEDINGS No. 59 - Helcom

No. 187
DECREE ON THE ADVISORY BOARD FOR
THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT
March 6,198l
Section 1 (28.9.1990/898)
There shall be an Advisory Board at the Ministry of the
Environment acting as an advisory body in preparing measures
required by the international conventions referred to in
section 3 of the Act on the Prevention of Marine Pollution, and
to promote and coordinate protection of the marine environment
and related tasks.
Sectioo 2
The Advisory Board shall consist of a chairman, a
vice&airman and a maximum of 13 other members, each of
whom shall have a personal deputy. all appointed by the
Council of State for three years at a time.
The members shall represent expertise from at least the
following areas: foreign affairs, environmental protection,
water protection, navigation, marine research and other
research concerned with the marine environment.
If the chairman, vice-chairman or other member or
deputy member of the Advisory Board should resign or die
during his term of office, the Ministry of the Environment shall
appoint another member or deputy member for the remainder
of the term. the appointment to be made upon the proposal of
the same authority or organization as made the original
proposal. (28.9.1990/898)
Section 3
It is the task of the Advisory Board:
1) to promote protection of the marine environment, and
to execute and coordinate related tasks;
2)topfcpammatterstobedeaItwithinintemational
commissions and the organs thereof founded under
conventions to protect the sea binding on Fmland,
insofar as they NIX applicable to Finland and Fish
participation in international cooperation in this field;
3) to issue statements to the authorities upon request and
to promote cooperation between authorities;
4) to monitor international developments in the field and
to make initiatives based themupon;
5) to make initiatives for the promotion of environmental
marine research;
6) to promote the dissemination of information on
protection of the marine environment; and
7) to carry out any other tasks designated by the Council
of State or the Ministry of the Environment as part of, or
related to. the area of competence of the Advisory
Section 4 (28.9.1990/898)
The Advisory Board’s working order shall be issued by
the Ministry of the Environment upon a proposal by the Board.
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Section 5
APPENDIX 1
The Advisory Board may establish sub-committees for
the preparation of various matters.
Within the bounds of the working order, the
subcommittees may also be entrusted with making proposals,
issuing statements and carrying out other tasks on behalf of the
Advisory Board.
Section 6
The Ministry of the Environment may permit the Board
to invite persons to join its sub-committees. except to the post
of chairman, who arc not members of the Board itself. At
subcommittee meetings. these sub-committee members shall
have the same rights as members of the Board. (28.9.1990/
898)
The fees, travel compensation and per diem allowances
paid to sub-committee members shall be subject to the rules on
fees and compensation for members of State committees.
Section 7
The Advisory Board and sub-committees thereof shall
constitute a quorum when the chairman or vice-chairman and
at least half of the men&as. including, for sub-committees. the
sub-committee manbers. are present.
Se&ion 8 @&9.1990/898)
The Boani may have a civil servant appointed by the
Ministry of the Emimrunen t as its general secretary. In
addition, civil servants from the Ministry of the Environment
and persons enga@ by the Board may setve as secretaries to
the Board and its sub-committees.
Se&on9
The regulations on State committees shall othemise
apply to the Board.
Section 10 (28.9.1990/898)
As necessary. more detailed regulations on the implementation
of this Decree will be issued by the Ministry of the
Environment after consulting the Ministry for Foreign Affairs,
tlk Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, and the Ministry of
Transport and Communications.
SectIon 11
This tree comes into force on April I, 1981.
M~II~ ded to enforce this Decree can be taken
before it comes into effect.