# Environment Act 2021, Section 108: Interpretation

Extent: E+W

(1) This section has effect for the purposes of sections 104 to 107.
(2) “Local authority” means—
(a) a county or district council in England;
(b) a London borough council;
(c) the Common Council of the City of London;
(d) the Council of the Isles of Scilly.
(3) “National conservation site” means—
(a) a site of special scientific interest, within the meaning of Part 2 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981;
(b) a national nature reserve declared in accordance with section 35 of that Act;
(c) a Ramsar site, within the meaning of section 37A of that Act;
(d) a marine conservation zone designated under section 116 of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009;
(e) a European site, within the meaning of regulation 8 of the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1012).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2021/30/section/108 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/environment-act-2021/section-108
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