Regulation 6 Amendments of regulation 8 (European sites and European marine sites)

In regulation 8(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”;

(d)

in sub-paragraph (e)—

(i)

after “which”, insert “before exit day”, and for “under regulation 12” substitute “ in accordance with Article 4(1) of the Habitats Directive”; and

(ii)

for sub-paragraphs (i) and (ii) substitute—

“(i)
the site is designated as a special area of conservation under regulation 12 or under a corresponding provision in the other retained transposing regulations; or

(ii)
the appropriate authority gives the appropriate nature conservation body notice of its intention not to designate the site, setting out the reasons for its decision, in accordance with regulation 141A(3).”.