Register of European Sites

3.—(1) In regulation 11 (duty to compile and maintain register of European sites)—

(a) in paragraph (1), for “shall compile and maintain, in such form as he thinks fit,” substitute “must make arrangements for the establishment and maintenance of”,

(b) in paragraph (2), for “He shall include in the register” substitute “The register must specify”,

(c) in paragraph (3), after “amend” insert “, or make arrangements for the amendment of,”,

(d) in paragraph (4), after “remove” insert “, or make arrangements for the removal of,”,

(e) in paragraph (5), for “He shall keep a copy of the register” substitute “The register must be”,

(f) after paragraph (5), insert—

“(6) The arrangements mentioned in paragraph (1) may in particular authorise the appropriate nature conservation body to establish and maintain the register.”.

(2) In regulation 12 (notification to appropriate nature conservation body)—

(a) in paragraph (1), for “after” to the end substitute—

“after—

(a) a site becomes a European site;

(b) the specification of a European site is amended;

(c) a site ceases to fall within any of the categories listed in regulation 11(2).”,

(b) for paragraph (2), substitute—

“(2) Except where arrangements are made authorising the appropriate conservation body to establish and maintain the register, the notification under paragraph (1) of a site becoming a European site must be accompanied by a copy of the register entry.”,

(c) for paragraph (3), substitute—

“(3) Except where arrangements are made authorising the appropriate conservation body to establish and maintain the register, the notification under paragraph (1) of the amendment of the specification of a European site must be accompanied by a copy of the amended entry.”.