{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/conservation-natural-habitats-c-regulations-1994/regulation-53",
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  "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/53",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "53",
  "heading": "Compensatory measures",
  "text": "(1) Where in accordance with regulation 49 (considerations of overriding public interest)—\n(a) a plan or project is agreed to, notwithstanding a negative assessment of the implications for a European site or European offshore marine site, or\n(b) a decision, or a consent, permission or other authorisation, is affirmed on review, notwithstanding such an assessment,\nthe Secretary of State shall secure that any necessary compensatory measures are taken to ensure that the overall coherence of Natura 2000 is protected.\n(2) This regulation does not apply in respect of relevant offshore wind activity.",
  "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": "Reg. 53 renumbered as reg. 53(1) (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(3)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in reg. 53 inserted (21.8.2007) by The Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/1843), regs. 2(1), 5(27) (with reg. 9)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Reg. 53(2) 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(3)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 53 in force at 30.10.1994, see reg. 1(2)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1994/2716/regulation/53",
    "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."
}