(1)This section has effect for the purposes of sections 104 to 107.
(2)“Local authority” means—
(a)a county or district council in England;
(b)a London borough council;
(c)the Common Council of the City of London;
(d)the Council of the Isles of Scilly.
(3)“National conservation site” means—
(a)a site of special scientific interest, within the meaning of Part 2 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981;
(b)a national nature reserve declared in accordance with section 35 of that Act;
(c)a Ramsar site, within the meaning of section 37A of that Act;
(d)a marine conservation zone designated under section 116 of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009;
(e)a European site, within the meaning of regulation 8 of the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1012).