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England and Wales

Wildlife, England And Wales

Countryside, England And Wales

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^f1 for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972^f2 in relation to the environment.

The Welsh Ministers, in relation to Wales, are designated^f3 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.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: S.I. 2008/301.
f2: 1972 c. 68.
f3: 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).