Regulation 13 Amendment of regulation 9 (Meaning of “European Site” in these Regulations)

(1)

Regulation 9 is amended as follows.

(2)

In paragraph (1)—

(a)

in sub-paragraph (b), at the end insert “before exit day”;

(b)

omit sub-paragraph (c);

(c)

in sub-paragraph (d), after “classified” insert “before exit day”, and after the closing parenthesis, insert “or classified after exit day under the retained transposing regulations”; and

(d)

in sub-paragraph (e)—

(i)

after “which”, insert “before exit day”, and for “under regulation 6(4)” substitute “ in accordance with Article 4(1) of the Habitats Directive”; and

(ii)

for heads (i) and (ii) substitute—

“(i)
the site is designated as a special area of conservation under regulation 7 or under the equivalent provision in the other retained transposing regulations; or

(ii)
the Department gives notice of its intention not to designate the site, setting out the reasons for its decision, in accordance with regulation 75(3).”.

(3)

Omit paragraph (2).