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PART 2 Conservation of Natural Habitats and Habitats of Species
PART 4 Additional protection of habitats and wild animals and plants
PART 6 Assessment of plans and projects
Animals which may not be captured or killed in certain ways.
PART 2 Subordinate Legislation
9.Public Gas Transporter Pipe-Line Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 1999
10.Environmental Impact Assessment (Land Drainage Improvement Works) Regulations 1999
11.Environmental Impact Assessment (Forestry) (England and Wales) Regulations 1999
12.Pipe-line Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2000
13.Offshore Petroleum Activities (Conservation of Habitats) Regulations 2001
14.Water Resources (Environmental Impact Assessment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2003
15.Environmental Impact Assessment (Agriculture) (England) (No. 2) Regulations 2006
16.Environmental Damage (Prevention and Remediation) (Wales) Regulations 2009
17.Marine Management Organisation (Prescription of Powers to Fix Fees and Charges) Order 2010
18.Merchant Shipping (Ship-to-Ship Transfers) Regulations 2010
20.Port of Bristol (Deep Sea Container Terminal) Harbour Revision Order 2010
22.Marine Licensing (Exempted Activities) (Wales) Order 2011
23.Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (Transitional and Savings Provisions) Order 2011
24.Associated British Ports (Grimsby Riverside Ro-Ro Terminal) Harbour Revision Order 2011
25.The Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2011
26.Localism Act 2011 (Infrastructure Planning) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2012
30.Lancashire County Council (Torrisholme to the M6 Link (A683 Completion of Heysham to M6 Link Road)) Order 2013
31.The Natural Resources Body for Wales (Functions) Order 2013
35.Petroleum Licensing (Exploration and Production) (Landward Areas) Regulations 2014
37.A556 (Knutsford to Bowdon Improvement) Development Consent Order 2014
39.Central Bedfordshire Council (Woodside Link Houghton Regis) Development Consent Order 2014
40.Associated British Ports (Fisher Fleet Quay) Harbour Revision Order 2014
43.Keeping and Introduction of Fish (Wales) Regulations 2014
45.Keeping and Introduction of Fish (England and River Esk Catchment Area) Regulations 2015
46.A160/A180 (Port of Immingham Improvement) Development Consent Order 2015
47.Cornwall Council (A30 Temple to Higher Carblake Improvement) Order 2015
49.Infrastructure Act 2015 (Strategic Highways Companies) (Consequential, Transitional and Savings Provisions) Regulations 2015
50.Infrastructure Planning (Interested Parties and Miscellaneous Prescribed Provisions) Regulations 2015
51.Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015
52.Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015
55.Environmental Damage (Prevention and Remediation) (England) Regulations 2015
57.Norfolk County Council (Norwich Northern Distributor Road (A1067 to A47(T))) Order 2015
61.Dogger Bank Teeside A and B Offshore Wind Farm Order 2015
63.Nitrate Pollution Prevention (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2015
64.A19/A1058 Coast Road (Junction Improvement) Development Consent Order 2016
67.A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon Improvement Scheme Development Consent Order 2016
72.M4 Motorway (Junctions 3 to 12) (Smart Motorway) Development Consent Order 2016
73.Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016
75.Town and Country Planning (Brownfield Land Register) Regulations 2017
77.Environmental Impact Assessment (Agriculture) (Wales) Regulations 2017
78.Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Wales) Regulations 2017
79.Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017
80.Infrastructure Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017
81.Electricity Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2017
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