9.—(1) The appropriate authority, the nature conservation bodies and, in relation to the marine area, a competent authority must exercise their functions which are relevant to nature conservation, including marine conservation, so as to secure compliance with the requirements of the Directives.
(2) Paragraph (1) applies, in particular, to functions under the following enactments—
the Dockyard Ports Regulation Act 1865,
subsection (2) of section 2 of the Military Lands Act 1900 (provision as to byelaws relating to the sea, tidal water or shore),
Part 3 of the 1949 Act (nature conservation),
the Harbours Act 1964,
section 15 of the Countryside Act 1968 (areas of special scientific interest),
Part 2 of the Control of Pollution Act 1974 (pollution of water),
Part 1 (wildlife) and sections 28 to 28S and 31 to 35A of the WCA 1981 (which relate to sites of special scientific interest),
sections 131, 132 and 134 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (which relate to nature conservation functions of the Countryside Council for Wales),
the Water Resources Act 1991,
the Land Drainage Act 1991,
the Sea Fisheries Acts within the meaning of section 1 of the Sea Fisheries (Wildlife Conservation) Act 1992 (conservation in the exercise of sea fisheries functions),
the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006,
the Planning Act 2008,
the Marine Act, in particular any functions under Parts 3, 4, 5 and 6 of that Act (marine planning, marine licensing, nature conservation and management of inshore fisheries, respectively), and
these Regulations.
(3) Without prejudice to the preceding provisions, a competent authority, in exercising any of their functions, must have regard to the requirements of the Directives so far as they may be affected by the exercise of those functions.
(4) The reference in paragraph (1) to the appropriate authority—
(a)to the extent that that paragraph applies in relation to Scotland, includes the Secretary of State exercising functions in relation to Scotland; and
(b)to the extent that that paragraph applies in relation to Northern Ireland, includes the Secretary of State exercising functions in relation to Northern Ireland.
(5) In paragraph (1), “marine area” includes—
(a)the Northern Ireland inshore region; and
(b)the Scottish inshore region.]
Textual Amendments
F1Regs. 9-9B substituted for reg. 9 (16.8.2012) by The Conservation of Habitats and Species (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/1927), regs. 1(1), 8