Regulation 3 Amendment of regulation 2 of the principal Regulations

In regulation 2(2) of the principal Regulations (Interpretation and application) for the definition of “the Habitats Directive” there shall be substituted the following definition –

• ““the Habitats Directive” means Council Directive 92/43/EEC^f1 on the Conservation of Natural Habitats and of wild fauna and flora as amended by the Act of Accession to the European Union of Austria, Finland and Sweden^f2 and by Council Directive 97/62/EC^f3;”