Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations—

• “the 2021 Act” means the Environment Act 2021;

• “the 2022 Red List Index for England” means the document entitled “Outcome Indicator Framework for England’s 25 Year Environment Plan: D5 Conservation status of our native species, Data Sheet 2022 (NERR124)” published by Natural England in October 2022^f1;

• “native species” means species which naturally occur or have in the past naturally occurred in England, and include—

  1. (a)

     regularly occurring migratory species (both breeding and non-breeding) and natural colonists; and

  2. (b)

     species that have been reintroduced in England following past extinction;

• “natural colonists” means species that arrived in England of their own accord and have become established, including those that become migratory species;

• “species” includes ranks below and above species level, where these are listed—

  1. (a)

     for the purposes of Part 2 of these Regulations, in the 2022 Red List Index for England; or

  2. (b)

     for the purposes of Part 4 of these Regulations, in Schedule 2.