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).