Appendix C — Minor treaty actions
Minor treaty actions are generally technical amendments to
existing treaties which do not impact significantly on the national interest.
Minor treaty actions are tabled with a one-page explanatory
statement. The Joint Standing Committee on Treaties has the discretion to
formally inquire into these treaty actions or indicate its acceptance of them
without a formal inquiry and report.
The following minor treaty action was considered by the
Committee during the consideration of this Report. In this case the Committee
determined not to hold a formal inquiry and agreed that binding treaty action
may be taken.
Minor treaty actions tabled on 20 September 2011
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International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling,
1946
Notification of Amendments to the Schedule As amended by the International
Whaling Commission at the 63rd Annual Meeting Jersey, Channel Islands, July
2011
This minor treaty action relates to the ban on commercial
whaling contained in this Convention. The ban on commercial whaling is
routinely extended by twelve months at each meeting of the Commission through
an amendment to Schedule A of the Convention.
The Committee has in the past treated these extensions as
minor treaty actions as they do not change the extant situation in relation to
commercial whaling.
In this instance, the Committee has agreed to continue to
deal with the amendment as a minor treaty action.