2010 No. 490
The Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2010
Made
Laid before Parliament
Laid before the National Assembly for Wales
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2), (3) and (4)
The Secretary of State is designated1 for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 19722 in relation to the environment, and the Welsh Ministers are designated3 for those purposes in relation to the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora.
In exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and paragraph 1A of Schedule 24 to that Act, and by section 307(3) and (5) of the Criminal Justice Act 20035, the Secretary of State and the Welsh Ministers make these Regulations, the Welsh Ministers in relation to Wales, to the extent that they are designated to do so, and the Secretary of State in relation to every other aspect.
These Regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and it appears to the Secretary of State and to the Welsh Ministers that it is expedient for any reference in these Regulations to an Annex to Council Directive 92/43/EEC (on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora6) to be construed as a reference to that Annex as amended from time to time.