PART IIIE+W+SPROTECTION OF SPECIES

Protection of animalsE+W+S

[F1Monitoring incidental capture and killingE+W

41A.—(1) The Secretary of State shall make arrangements to establish a system to monitor—

(a)the incidental capture of animals of the species listed in Annex IV(a) to the Habitats Directive, and

(b)the incidental killing of such animals,

which (in either case) takes place in England.

(2) The Secretary of State shall from time to time—

(a)consult the devolved administrations about the arrangements he has made under paragraph (1);

(b)provide the devolved administrations with such information as he considers appropriate derived from the monitoring arranged by him under paragraph (1); and

(c)review the arrangements he has made under paragraph (1) and, if he thinks it appropriate, revise those arrangements.

(3) The Welsh Ministers shall make arrangements to establish a system to monitor—

(a)the incidental capture of animals of the species listed in Annex IV(a) to the Habitats Directive, and

(b)the incidental killing of such animals,

which (in either case) takes place in Wales.

(4) The Welsh Ministers shall from time to time—

(a)consult the Secretary of State and the other devolved administrations about the arrangements it has made under paragraph (3);

(b)provide the Secretary of State and the other devolved administrations with such information as it considers appropriate derived from the monitoring arranged by it under paragraph (3); and

(c)review the arrangements it has made under paragraph (3) and, if it thinks it appropriate, revise those arrangements.

(5) In this regulation “the devolved administrations” means the Welsh Ministers, the Department of the Environment in Northern Ireland and the Scottish Ministers.]

Extent Information

E1This version of this provision extends to England and Wales only; a separate version has been created for Scotland only

Textual Amendments

[F2Monitoring incidental capture and killingS

41A.—(1) The Scottish Ministers shall make arrangements for monitoring the incidental capture and killing of animals of the species listed in Annex IV(a) to the Habitats Directive.

(2) In light of the information gathered from monitoring under paragraph (1), the Scottish Ministers shall make arrangements for the carrying out of such research or the taking of such conservation measures as are necessary for ensuring that such incidental capture and killing does not have a significant negative impact on the species in question.

(3) The Scottish Ministers shall, from time to time, review the arrangements they have made under paragraph (1) or (2) and, if they think it appropriate, revise those arrangements.]

Extent Information

E2This version of this provision extends to Scotland only; a separate version has been created for England and Wales only

Textual Amendments