{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/conservation-natural-habitats-c-regulations-1994/regulation-5",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/conservation-natural-habitats-c-regulations-1994/regulation-5.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/5",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Relevant authorities in relation to marine areas and European marine sites",
  "text": "For the purposes of these Regulations the relevant authorities, in relation to a marine area or European marine site, are such of the following as have functions in relation to land or waters within or adjacent to that area or site–\n(a) a nature conservation body;\n(b) a county council, district council, London borough council or, in Scotland, a regional, islands or district council;\n(c) the National Rivers Authority, a water undertaker or sewerage undertaker, or an internal drainage board;\n(d) a navigation authority within the meaning of the Water Resources Act 1991;\n(e) a harbour authority within the meaning of the Harbours Act 1964;\n(f) a lighthouse authority;\n(g) the Scottish Environment Protection Agency or a district salmon fishery board;\n(h) a local fisheries committee constituted under the Sea Fisheries Regulation Act 1966 or any authority exercising the powers of such a committee;\n(i) a National Park authority established by order under section 6 of the National Parks (Scotland) Act 2000.",
  "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": "Words in reg. 5(g) substituted (S.) (1.4.1996) by The Environment Act 1995 (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) (Scotland) Regulations 1996 (S.I. 1996/973), reg. 1, Sch. para. 18"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Reg. 5(i) inserted (S.) (15.2.2007) by The Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2007 (S.S.I. 2007/80), regs. 2, 7"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 5 in force at 30.10.1994, see reg. 1(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "The expression “navigation authority” is defined in section 221(1) of that Act."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "The expression “harbour authority” is defined in section 57 of that Act."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "1966 c. 38."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1994/2716/regulation/5",
    "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."
}