The Conservation of Offshore Marine Habitats and Species Regulations 2017

Transitional provisions

86.—(1) Any licence granted by a relevant administration before 30th November 2017 under regulation 49(1), (3), (6), (8) or (11) of the 2007 Regulations (power to grant licences) has effect from that date as a licence granted under regulation 55(1), (3), (6), (8) or (11), respectively, of these Regulations (power to grant licences).

(2) Any application for a licence under regulation 49(1), (3), (6), (8) or (11) of the 2007 Regulations (power to grant licences) which is made before 30th November 2017, and which is not withdrawn or determined before that date, is to be treated as an application made under regulation 55(1), (3), (6), (8) or (11), respectively, of these Regulations (power to grant licences).

(3) Any management scheme established by a competent authority under regulation 19 of the 2007 Regulations (management schemes for offshore marine sites) which is in force immediately before 30th November 2017 has effect from that date as if it were a management scheme established by the competent authority in question under regulation 22 (management schemes for European offshore marine sites) of these Regulations.

(4) Any authorisation of a wildlife officer under regulation 52 of the 2007 Regulations (wildlife officers) which is in force immediately before 30th November 2017 has effect from that date as if it were an authorisation granted under regulation 58 of these Regulations (wildlife officers).

(5) In this regulation, the “2007 Regulations” means the Offshore Marine Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) Regulations 2007(1).

(1)

S.I. 2007/1842, as amended by S.I. 2009/7, S.I. 2010/490, S.I. 2010/491, S.I. 2010/1513, S.I. 2011/2043, S.I. 2012/1809, S.I. 2012/1928, S.I. 2013/755, S.I. 2015/191, S.I. 2016/912, S.S.I. 2007/485 and SSI 2015/320.