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What it is

Law creates the National Association of Harbor Pilots

BOE step 7 of 7 · Passed

It is a members’ bill. Introduced by parliamentary groups, the Senate, regional governments or citizens. It was introduced on 22 February 2002. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Popular en el Congreso.

Official title: Private member's bill for the creation of the College of Port Pilots.

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000190· updated 11 Nov

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  1. The National Official Association of Harbor Pilots (Colegio Oficial Nacional de Prácticos de Puerto) is created, with legal personality and full capacity to pursue its goals under the law.
  2. The association groups all professionals holding a pilot appointment, including Práctico de Número de Puerto, Práctico de puerto A professional who guides ships to enter, leave or move safely within a port. de España and pilots of concessioned berthing services. Practicing the profession legally requires joining the association and meeting the legal and statutory requirements.
  3. The association deals with the State Administration through the Ministry of Public Works (Ministerio de Fomento), which may call on it to take part in advisory councils and bodies.
  4. First, provisional statutes are approved at the proposal of the Federation of Harbor Pilots of Spain. Once the governing bodies are set up, the association sends the Ministry of Public Works, within six months, the final statutes, which the Government approves and which replace the provisional ones.

Who it affects

  • Harbor pilots: They must join the association to practice their profession legally.
  • Minister of Public Works: Approves the provisional statutes and implements the law.
  • Government: Approves the association's final statutes.
  • Federation of Harbor Pilots of Spain: Promotes the creation of the association and proposes the provisional statutes.

Words worth knowing

Práctico de puerto
A professional who guides ships to enter, leave or move safely within a port.
Practicaje
The port service provided by pilots when advising on ship maneuvers.
Atraque
The maneuver of bringing and mooring a ship at the dock.
Estatutos
Internal rules that set out how a professional association works.

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Where it stands

How far did it get?

It took 7 of 7 steps. It reached BOE, and today it is passed.

  1. Introduced22 February 2002Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted26 February 2002The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
  3. Amendments15 April 2002Groups propose changes.
  4. Committee5 May 2002A committee goes through the text in detail.
  5. Plenaryno dateAll 350 deputies vote.
  6. Senate26 June 2002The Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
  7. BOE31 October 2002It is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
See the 11 official steps on a timeline
Feb 2002Mar 2002Apr 2002May 2002Jun 2002Jul 2002Aug 2002Sept 200211. 22 February 2002: Presentación22. 26 February 2002: Boletín Oficial de las Cortes Generales Publicación desde 26/02/2002 hasta 01/03/200233. 26 February 2002: Calificación44. 1 March 2002: Gobierno Contestación desde 01/03/2002 hasta 20/03/200255. 20 March 2002: Mesa del Congreso Acuerdo subsiguiente a la toma en consideración desde 20/03/2002 hasta 09/04/200266. 9 April 2002: Comisión de Régimen de las Administraciones Públicas Publicación desde 09/04/2002 hasta 15/04/200277. 15 April 2002: Comisión de Régimen de las Administraciones Públicas Enmiendas desde 15/04/2002 hasta 05/05/200288. 5 May 2002: Comisión de Régimen de las Administraciones Públicas Informe desde 05/05/2002 hasta 19/06/200299. 19 June 2002: Comisión de Régimen de las Administraciones Públicas Aprobación con competencia legislativa plena desde 19/06/2002 hasta 26/06/20021010. 26 June 2002: Senado desde 26/06/2002 hasta 31/10/20021111. 31 October 2002: Concluido - (Aprobado con modificaciones) desde 31/10/2002 hasta 26/11/2002

Was there a plenary vote?

We have no plenary vote linked to this law in the Congreso’s data.

What happens next

What happens now?

It is law, or will be once published in the BOE. It comes into force on the date its own text sets.

The same initiative in the other chamber:

Published in the BOE: Law 42/2002, of November 14, on the creation of the Port Pilots College.

Sources

Where does all this come from?

  • The data comes from the open files of the Congreso, the Senate and the BOE, unaltered.
  • Each deputy’s province is the one of their seat on the day of the vote.
  • We only say “passed” or “rejected” when the majority needed is certain; otherwise we say which side had more votes.

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