The Conservation of Habitats and Species (Amendment) Regulations 2012 No. 1927

Amendment of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949

26.  In section 15 of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949(1) (meaning of “nature reserve”), after subsection (2) insert—

“(2A) In subsection (2)(b) the reference to preserving flora or fauna includes enabling or facilitating its recovery or increase.”.

(1)

1949 c.97. Section 15 was substituted by the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 (c.16), paragraph 12 of Schedule 11.