Regulation 5 Modification of the Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act 2004

In regulation 20 (Chapter 2 of Part 2 of the 2004 Act)^f1, paragraph (a), for sub-paragraph (i) substitute—

“(i)

in subsection (2)(a) for “special interest,” there were substituted—

• “significance in relation to the objectives of—

  1. (i)

     Council Directive 92/43/EEC on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora^f2, as amended from time to time, and

  2. (ii)

     Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conservation of wild birds, as amended from time to time.””.