# The Environmental Damage (Prevention and Remediation) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2017, Regulation 7: Amendment of Schedule 1


In Schedule 1, for paragraph 5 substitute—
“5. (1) Damage to a protected site or natural habitat and damage to a site of special scientific interest do not include damage caused by an act expressly authorised by the relevant authorities in accordance with—
(a) the Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) Regulations 1994;
(b) the Offshore Petroleum Activities (Conservation of Habitats) Regulations 2001;
(c) the Offshore Marine Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) Regulations 2007;
(d) the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2010;
(e) the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017;
(f) the Conservation of Offshore Marine Habitats and Species Regulations 2017.
(2) Damage to sites of special scientific interest does not include, in the case of a site that is not a European site, damage caused by an act expressly authorised by the relevant authorities in accordance with Part 2 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.
(3) In sub-paragraph (2), “European site” has the same meaning as in regulation 8 of the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2010.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/1177/regulation/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-damage-prevention-and-remediation-england-amendment-regulations-2017/regulation-7
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