# The Conservation (Natural Habitats, etc.) (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, 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).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2019/9780111179529/regulation/13 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-conservation-natural-habitats-etc-amendment-northern-ireland-eu-exit-regulations-2019/regulation-13
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