The Environmental Impact Assessment and Natural Habitats (Extraction of Minerals by Marine Dredging) (Scotland) Regulations 2007

PART 6 NATURAL HABITATS

Protection of natural habitats

23.  Schedule 3 to these Regulations has effect in relation to dredging in marine waters in Scotland and the Scottish zone.

Amendment of regulations relating to natural habitats

24.—(1) In the Habitats Regulations regulation 47 (application of provisions of Part IV) after paragraph (3)–

“(3A) This Part does not apply to any plan or project to which the Environmental Impact Assessment and Natural Habitats (Extraction of Minerals by Marine Dredging) (Scotland) Regulations 2007 apply.”.

(2) The Offshore Marine Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c) Regulations 2007(1) are amended as follows–

(a) in regulation 25 (protection of European offshore marine sites and European sites)–

(i) at the end of paragraph (6)(c) delete “or”;

(ii) after paragraph (6)(d) insert–

• “; or

  (e)

  any project to which paragraph 2 of Schedule 3 to the Environmental Impact Assessment and Natural Habitats (Extraction of Minerals by Marine Dredging) (Scotland) Regulations 2007 applies”;

(b) in regulation 27 (review of existing decisions and consents)–

(i) at the end of paragraph (6)(d) delete “or”; and

(ii) after paragraph 6(e) insert–

• “;

  (f)

  requires a review of any project or agreement that falls to be similarly reviewed under the Environmental Impact Assessment and Natural Habitats (Extraction of Minerals by Marine Dredging) (Scotland) Regulations 2007”

(1)

S.I. 2007/1842.