PART 3Amendments to the Conservation (Natural Habitats, etc.) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995

Amendment of regulation 9 (Meaning of “European Site” in these Regulations)13

1

Regulation 9 is amended as follows.

2

In paragraph (1)—

a

in sub-paragraph (b), at the end insert “before exit day”;

b

omit sub-paragraph (c);

c

in sub-paragraph (d), after “classified” insert “before exit day”, and after the closing parenthesis, insert “or classified after exit day under the retained transposing regulations”; and

d

in sub-paragraph (e)—

i

after “which”, insert “before exit day”, and for “under regulation 6(4)” substitute “ in accordance with Article 4(1) of the Habitats Directive”; and

ii

for heads (i) and (ii) substitute—

i

the site is designated as a special area of conservation under regulation 7 or under the equivalent provision in the other retained transposing regulations; or

ii

the Department gives notice of its intention not to designate the site, setting out the reasons for its decision, in accordance with regulation 75(3).

3

Omit paragraph (2).