{ "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/conservation-natural-habitats-c-regulations-1994/regulation-3", "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/conservation-natural-habitats-c-regulations-1994/regulation-3.json", "legislation": "uksi/1994/2716", "legislation_title": "The Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) Regulations 1994", "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/conservation-natural-habitats-c-regulations-1994", "path": "regulation/3", "kind": "regulation", "number": "3", "heading": "Duties relating to compliance with the Directives", "text": "(1) The Scottish Ministers, the appropriate nature conservation body and, in relation to the Scottish marine area, a competent authority must exercise their functions which are relevant to nature conservation, including marine conservation, so as to secure compliance with the requirements of the Directives.\n(2) Paragraph (1) applies in particular to functions under the following enactments:—\nthe Dockyard Ports Regulation Act 1865;\nthe Hill Farming Act 1946;\nPart III of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949;\nthe Land Drainage (Scotland) Act 1958;\nthe Harbours Act 1964;\nthe Forestry and Land Management (Scotland) Act 2018;\nsection 49A of the Countryside (Scotland) Act 1967 (management agreements);\nsection 15 of the Countryside Act 1968 (areas of special scientific interest);\nPart II of the Control of Pollution Act 1974 (pollution of water);\nPart I and section 35 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981;\nsections 120 to 122 of the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (control of the seashore, adjacent waters and inland waters);\nsections 2, 3, 5, 7 and 11 of the Natural Heritage (Scotland) Act 1991;\nthe Sea Fisheries Acts within the meaning of section 1 of the Sea Fisheries (Wildlife Conservation) Act 1992 (conservation in the exercise of sea fisheries functions);\nthe Environment Act 1995;\nthe Deer (Scotland) Act 1996;\nthe Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997;\nthe National Parks (Scotland) Act 2000;\nPart 1 of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 (access rights);\nPart 1 of the Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003 (protection of the water environment);\nPart 2 of the Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act 2004 (conservation and enhancement of natural features);\nthe Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006;\nthe Flood Risk Management (Scotland) Act 2009;\nthe Marine (Scotland) Act 2010;\nthe Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Regulations 2018; ...\nPart 2 of Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Act 2024; and\nthese Regulations.\n(3) Without prejudice to the preceding provisions, a competent authority, in exercising their functions, must have regard to the requirements of the Directives so far as they may be affected by the exercise of those functions.\n(3A) The duties in paragraphs (1) and (3) do not apply to functions under regulation 53ZA (compensatory measures for relevant offshore wind activity).\n(4) In complying with their duties under paragraphs (1) and (3), the Scottish Ministers, the appropriate nature conservation body and a competent authority must have regard to any guidance issued under regulation 2A(4).", "extent": "E+W+S", "status": null, "version": "current", "annotations": [ { "type": "F", "label": "F1", "text": "Regulations revoked (E.W.) (1.4.2010 except so far as relating to the revocation in relation to W. of reg. 36 and specified words in reg. 3(3), 12.12.2014 in so far as not already in force) by The Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/490), regs. 1(2)(4)(b), 133(3) (with regs. 125, 134)" }, { "type": "F", "label": "F2", "text": "Regs. 3-3B substituted for reg. 3 (S.) (16.8.2012) by The Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2012 (S.S.I. 2012/228), regs. 1(1), 4" }, { "type": "F", "label": "F3", "text": "Words in reg. 3(2) substituted (18.3.2021) by The Forestry and Land Management (Scotland) Act 2018 (Consequential, Saving and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2021 (S.S.I. 2021/44), regs. 1(1), 2(2)" }, { "type": "F", "label": "F4", "text": "Words in reg. 3(2) substituted (1.11.2025) by The Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2025 (S.S.I. 2025/165), reg. 1(2), sch. 22 para. 11(2) (with sch. 23)" }, { "type": "F", "label": "F5", "text": "Word in reg. 3(2) omitted (10.10.2026) by virtue of The Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Act 2024 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 (S.S.I. 2026/240), regs. 1, 11(2)(a)" }, { "type": "F", "label": "F6", "text": "Words in reg. 3(2) inserted (10.10.2026) by The Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Act 2024 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 (S.S.I. 2026/240), regs. 1, 11(2)(b)" }, { "type": "F", "label": "F7", "text": "Reg. 3(3A) inserted (25.5.2026) by The Conservation of Habitats and Species (Offshore Wind) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2026 (S.S.I. 2026/143), regs. 1, 2(2)" }, { "type": "F", "label": "F8", "text": "Reg. 3(4) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/113), regs. 1, 6; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)" }, { "type": "C", "label": "C1", "text": "Reg. 3 power to disapply or modify conferred (26.12.2023) by Energy Act 2023 (c. 52), ss. 293(4)(5), 334(3)(j) (with s. 293(6))" }, { "type": "I", "label": "I1", "text": "Reg. 3 in force at 30.10.1994, see reg. 1(2)" }, { "type": "footnote", "label": "f1", "text": "The expression “harbour authority” is defined in section 57 of that Act." } ], "outstanding_effects": [], "provenance": { "source": "legislation.gov.uk", "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1994/2716/regulation/3", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T13:24:19.405866+00:00" }, "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0", "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/", "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives." }