# The Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017, Introduction: Introductory text


Wildlife
Countryside
Made 30th October 2017
Laid before Parliament 31st October 2017
Laid before the National Assembly for Wales 31st October 2017
Coming into force 30th November 2017
The Secretary of State is designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to the environment, and the Welsh Ministers are designated for those purposes in relation to the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora.
The Secretary of State and the Welsh Ministers make these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to that Act , and by section 307(3) and (5) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 .
These Regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and it appears to the Secretary of State and to the Welsh Ministers that it is expedient for any reference in these Regulations to an Annex to Council Directive 92/43/EEC on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora to be construed as a reference to that Annex as amended from time to time.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/1012/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/conservation-of-habitats-and-species-regulations-2017/introduction
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