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The Environment (Local Nature Recovery Strategies) (Procedure) Regulations 2023

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17.—(1) A responsible authority must give reasonable notice to the Secretary of State of its intention to publish a final local nature recovery strategy under regulation 19.

(2) A notice under paragraph (1) must—

(a)be in writing;

(b)state the intended date of publication; and

(c)give details as to the website on which the local nature recovery strategy will be published.

(3) The final nature recovery strategy must be provided to the Secretary of State with the notice under paragraph (1).

(4) The final local nature recovery strategy must be provided in an editable electronic format which presents all relevant parts separately, or enables them to be separated, so that those relevant parts may be electronically combined with relevant parts of other local nature recovery strategies.

(5) “Relevant parts” of a local nature recovery strategy are the parts of it concerning—

(a)the location and extent of areas in the strategy area which, in the opinion of the responsible authority, are of particular importance for biodiversity;

(b)the location and extent of areas in the strategy area which, in the opinion of the responsible authority—

(i)could become of particular importance for biodiversity; or

(ii)are areas where the recovery or enhancement of biodiversity could make a particular contribution to other environmental benefits;

(c)proposals by the responsible authority as to potential measures relating to the priorities, in terms of habitats and species, for recovering or enhancing biodiversity;

(d)the locations in relation to which the potential measures referred to in sub-paragraph (c) have been proposed;

(e)the location and extent of areas where action has been undertaken to improve the area’s importance for biodiversity; and

(f)where paragraph (e) applies, the actions carried out in those locations.

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