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

Pre-publication requirements

18.—(1) A responsible authority may not publish its final local nature recovery strategy under regulation 19 unless the consultation under regulation 12 has concluded in relation to the local nature recovery strategy.

(2) A responsible authority may not publish its final local nature recovery strategy under regulation 19 unless it has notified the Secretary of State of its intention to publish in accordance with regulation 17.

(3) Subject to paragraph (4) a responsible authority may not publish its final local nature recovery under regulation 19 strategy unless—

(a) 28 days have expired, beginning with the date on which it provided its local nature recovery strategy under regulation 13 to all of the supporting authorities for the local nature recovery strategy; or

(b) all of the supporting authorities for the local nature recovery strategy confirm in writing they are content for the local nature recovery strategy to be published.

(4) A responsible authority that has received a publication advisory notice in respect of a final local nature recovery strategy may not publish it under regulation 19 unless—

(a) both of the following have occurred—

(i) 28 days have expired, beginning with the date on which it provided its final local nature recovery strategy under regulation 13 to all supporting authorities for the local nature recovery strategy ; and

(ii) the supporting authority that gave the publication advisory notice has confirmed in writing that it is content for the final local nature recovery strategy to be published;

(b) all of the supporting authorities for the local nature recovery strategy confirm in writing that they are content for the final local nature recovery strategy to be published; or

(c) where the responsible authority has made a request to the Secretary of State under regulation 16(2), the Secretary of State—

(i) has decided under regulation 16(7)(a) to permit the responsible authority to publish its final local nature recovery strategy; or

(ii) has decided under regulation 16(7)(b) to permit the responsible authority to publish its final local nature recovery strategy subject to conditions; and

(5) Where paragraph (4)(c)(ii) applies, the responsible authority may not publish its final local nature recovery strategy under regulation 19 until the conditions have been satisfied.