# The Environmental Targets (Biodiversity) (England) Regulations 2022, 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;
“native species” means species which naturally occur or have in the past naturally occurred in England, and include—
(a) regularly occurring migratory species (both breeding and non-breeding) and natural colonists; and
(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—
(a) for the purposes of Part 2 of these Regulations, in the 2022 Red List Index for England; or
(b) for the purposes of Part 4 of these Regulations, in Schedule 2.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2022/9780348242966/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-environmental-targets-biodiversity-england-regulations-2022/regulation-2
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