{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/conservation-natural-habitats-c-regulations-1994/regulation-69",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/conservation-natural-habitats-c-regulations-1994/regulation-69.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/69",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "69",
  "heading": "Construction or improvement of highways or roads",
  "text": "(1) Regulations 48 and 49 (requirement to consider effect on European sites in Great Britain and European offshore marine sites) apply in relation to any plan or project–\n(a) by the Secretary of State–\n(i) to construct a new highway or to improve, within the meaning of the Highways Act 1980, an existing highway, or\n(ii) to contruct a new road or to improve, within the meaning of the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984, an existing road; or\n(b) by a local highway authority or local roads authority, to carry out within the boundaries of a road any works required for the improvement of the road.\n(2) Regulations 50 and 51 (requirement to review certain decisions and consents, &c.) apply to any such plan or project as is mentioned in paragraph (1) unless the works have been completed before the site became a European site or European offshore marine site or, if later, the commencement of these Regulations.",
  "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. 69(1) substituted (21.8.2007) by The Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/1843), regs. 2(1), 5(39)(a) (with reg. 9)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in reg. 69(2) inserted (21.8.2007) by The Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/1843), regs. 2(1), 5(39)(b) (with reg. 9)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 69 in force at 30.10.1994, see reg. 1(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1980 c. 66; the expression “improvement” is defined in section 329(1) of the Act."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1984 c. 54; the expression “improvement” is defined in section 151(1) of the Act."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1994/2716/regulation/69",
    "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."
}