UK Parliament · Public Bill · No. 2251
Ivory Act 2018
[As Introduced]
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The Ivory Act 2018 bans the buying, selling, and importing of ivory in the UK. It aims to stop the trade that encourages poaching of elephants and other animals for their tusks and ivory products.
Presented by Michael Gove
supported by Lord Gardiner of Kimble.
supported by Lord Gardiner of Kimble.
✓ Passed into lawPublicLords
Official Ballot · The People's Chamber
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The people's count15 votes
100% Aye · 150% No · 0
MPs' vote568 MPs
46% Ayes · 26254% Noes · 306
The democratic gap
54% , a wide gap
Outcome mismatch, the public would pass this bill, but Parliament rejected it.
Bill passage
Commons
- 1st reading23 May 2018
- 2nd reading4 Jun 2018
- Committee stage12 Jun 2018
- Report stage4 Jul 2018
- 3rd reading4 Jul 2018
Lords
- 1st reading5 Jul 2018
- 2nd reading17 Jul 2018
- Committee stage10 Sept 2018
- Report stage24 Oct 2018
- 3rd reading13 Nov 2018
Royal Assent20 Dec 2018