Statutory Instruments

2008 No. 2172

Wildlife, England And Wales

Countryside, England And Wales

The Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2008

Made

12th August 2008

Laid before Parliament

20th August 2008

Laid before the National Assembly for Wales

20th August 2008

Coming into force

1st October 2008

The Secretary of State is designated( 1 ) for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972( 2 ) in relation to the environment.

The Welsh Ministers, in relation to Wales, are designated( 3 ) for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora.

These Regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972.

The Secretary of State, in relation to England, and the Welsh Ministers, in relation to Wales, make these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972.

Citation, commencement and extent

1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2008 and come into force on 1st October 2008.

(2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales only.

Additional European protected species

^F1 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Consequential amendment to the Conservation (Natural Habitats &c.) Regulations 1994

^F2 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Consequential amendment to the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981

4. In Schedule 5( 4 ) (animals which are protected) to the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981( 5 ), after “Moth, Fisher’s Estuarine” insert “(in respect of section 9(4)(b) and (c) and (5) only)”.

Joan Ruddock

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Brian Gibbons

Minister for Social Justice and Local Government, one of the Welsh Ministers

( 1 )

S.I. 2008/301 .

( 2 )

1972 c. 68 .

( 3 )

S.I. 2002/248 . The functions conferred on the National Assembly for Wales by means of that Order are now exercisable by the Welsh Ministers, by virtue of section 162 of, and paragraph 30 of Schedule 11 to, the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c.32) .

( 4 )

Schedule 5 has been amended in relation to England and Wales by S.I. 1988/288 , 1989/906 , 1991/367 , 1992/2350 , 1998/878 , 2007/1843 and 2008/431 .

( 5 )

1981 c. 69 . Section 9(4) was substituted by S.I. 2007/1843 , regulation 7(4), having been previously amended by paragraph 5(a) of Schedule 12 to the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 (c. 37) .

in force	Provision is in force
in force*	In force only for specified purposes (see footnote)
not in force	Not in force in England (may be in force in other geographies, see footnotes)
defined term	Defined term
_dfn	Defined term (alternative style)

footnote	commentary	transitional and savings	in force status	related provisions	geo extent	insert/omit	source count	in force adj
F1	Reg. 2 revoked (1.4.2010) by The Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/490) , reg. 1(2) , Sch. 7 Pt. 1 (with reg. 125 )			this amendment (text ) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.
F2	Reg. 3 revoked (1.4.2010) by The Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/490) , reg. 1(2) , Sch. 7 Pt. 1 (with reg. 125 )			this amendment (text ) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.