[F1Nature conservation policy in planning contextsE+W+S
37.—(1) For the purposes of [F2section 15(1)(a) of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997, the reference to policies as to the development and use of land] shall be taken to include policies encouraging the management of features of the landscape which are of major importance for wild flora and fauna.
Such features are those which, by virtue of their linear and continuous structure (such as rivers with their banks or the traditional systems of marking field boundaries) or their function as stepping stones (such as ponds or small woods), are essential for the migration, dispersal and genetic exchange of wild species.
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Textual Amendments
F1Regulations revoked (E.W.) (1.4.2010 except so far as relating to the revocation in relation to W. of reg. 36 and specified words in reg. 3(3), 12.12.2014 in so far as not already in force) by The Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/490), regs. 1(2)(4)(b), 133(3) (with regs. 125, 134)
F2Words in reg. 37(1) substituted (16.8.2012) by The Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2012 (S.S.I. 2012/228), regs. 1(1), 5(a) (with reg. 5(2))
F3Reg. 37(2) omitted (16.8.2012) by virtue of The Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2012 (S.S.I. 2012/228), regs. 1(1), 5(b) (with reg. 5(2))
F4Reg. 37(3) revoked (1.4.2010) by The Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/490), regs. 1(2), 133(2)(a) (with regs. 125, 134)
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 37 in force at 30.10.1994, see reg. 1(2)