Statutory Instruments
2012 No. 1927
Wildlife
Countryside
Marine Management
The Conservation of Habitats and Species (Amendment) Regulations 2012
Made
20th July 2012
Laid before Parliament
25th July 2012
Laid before the National Assembly for Wales
25th July 2012
Coming into force
16th August 2012
The Secretary of State is designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to the environment, and the Welsh Ministers are designated for those purposes in relation to the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora.
In exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972, the Secretary of State and the Welsh Ministers make these Regulations, the Welsh Ministers in relation to Wales, to the extent that they are designated to do so, and the Secretary of State in relation to every other aspect.
Title, commencement, interpretation and extent
1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Conservation of Habitats and Species (Amendment) Regulations 2012 and come into force on 16th August 2012.
(2) In these Regulations, “ the 2010 Regulations ” means the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2010 .
(3) Except as provided in paragraphs (4) and (5), these Regulations extend to England and Wales only.
(4) This regulation and regulations 2 to 7, regulation 8 in so far as it relates to regulations 9 and 9A of the 2010 Regulations, and regulations 19 to 21 also extend to Scotland and Northern Ireland.
(5) Regulations 3(4) and 24 extend to Scotland only.
Amendment of the 2010 Regulations
2. The 2010 Regulations are amended in accordance with regulations 3 to 24.
Amendment of regulation 2
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Amendment of regulation 3
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Amendment of regulation 5
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Amendment of regulation 7
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Amendment of regulation 8
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Substitution of regulation 9
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Amendment of regulation 12A
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Amendment of regulation 18
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Amendment of regulation 19
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Revocation of regulation 20
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Amendment of regulation 21
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Revocation of regulation 22
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Substitution of regulation 23
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Amendment of regulation 36
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Amendment of regulation 38
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Amendment of regulation 58
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Amendment of regulation 60
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Amendment of regulation 61
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Amendment of regulation 67
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Insertion of regulation 129A
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Addition of regulation 135
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Amendment of Schedule 6
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Transitional provision
25. Any notice given before 16th August 2012 under, or having effect as if given under , regulation 20(1)(a) of the 2010 Regulations as in force immediately before that date, has effect as if given under section 28E(1)(a) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 .
Amendment of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949
26. In section 15 of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949(meaning of “nature reserve”), after subsection (2) insert—
“ (2A) In subsection (2)(b) the reference to preserving flora or fauna includes enabling or facilitating its recovery or increase. ” .
Richard Benyon
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
John Griffiths
Minister for Environment and Sustainable Development
One of the Welsh Ministers