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).