The Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) (Amendment) Regulations 2007
Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
Citation | SI 2007/1843 |
Year | 2007 |
- “British fishery limits” has the meaning given by the Fishery Limits Act 1976 ;
- (a) any part of the seabed and subsoil situated in any area designated under section 1(7) of the Continental Shelf Act 1964 ; and
- (b) any part of the waters within British fishery limits (except the internal waters of, and the territorial sea adjacent to, the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man) ;
- (a) in any part of the waters in any area designated under section 1(7) of the Continental Shelf Act 1964; or
- (b) in any part of the waters in any area designated under section 84(4) of the Energy Act 2004 ;
- (2A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- (2B) Any reference to a numbered provision of these Regulations is—
- (a) in relation to England and Wales, to the provision of that number which has effect in England and Wales; and
- (b) in relation to Scotland, to the provision of that number which has effect in Scotland.
- (1) Subject to paragraph (2) , in these Regulations “nature conservation body” means Natural England, the Countryside Council for Wales or Scottish Natural Heritage; and references to “the appropriate nature conservation body”, in relation to England, Wales or Scotland shall be construed accordingly.
- (2) In Parts IV and IVA of these Regulations, “nature conservation body” also includes the Joint Nature Conservation Committee, and references to “the appropriate nature conservation body” in relation to a European offshore marine site shall be construed as meaning the Joint Nature Conservation Committee.
- (3) Nothing in these Regulations requires an appropriate assessment of any plan or project to be carried out on or in any part of the waters or on or in any part of the seabed or subsoil comprising the offshore marine area, or on or in relation to an offshore marine installation.
- (7) This regulation does not apply in relation to a site which is—
- (a) a European site by reason of regulation 10(1) (c) ; or
- (b) a European offshore marine site by reason of regulation 15(c) of the 2007 Regulations.
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