The Parliamentary Committee on Internal Affairs discussed on Thursday a draft law on the regulations concerning the procedure of tenders for water sports.
The bill, which was jointly tabled by DISY MP Kyriakos Hatzigiannis and MP Kostis Efstathiou, on behalf of the EPP, provides for the extension of the validity of permits for the provision of facilities, which were in force on the date of entry into force of the Beach Protection (Amendment) Law of 2019, until October 31, 2024 and a call for tenders until December 31, 2023.
In a statement after the meeting, Committee Chairman Aristos Damianou described the two MPs' proposed law as a sound initiative given, he said, "the delays and possible irregularities that have been recorded in certain coastal municipalities".
He said that "because during the session a letter from the Municipality of Paralimni was put before the Committee which reflects some developments regarding the awarding of tenders but at the same time there is a unanimous assessment of the Interior Committee that these issues should be settled in a final and effective manner by amending the institutional framework."
Damianou said that the Home Affairs Committee decided that for the time being the Committee will not proceed with this proposal but the Committee "having indicated to the relevant Ministry and the Central Beaches Committee the need, with a sense of urgency, to make changes to the legislation will continue to deal with the issue and in the coming weeks we will make a final decision on how the Committee will proceed with the whole process."
The Chairman of the Committee expressed concern about the direction things have taken again this year and added CNA
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