Paragraph 3

in sub-paragraph (5)(b), there shall be added after the word “coppice” the words “, unless the Minister has a statement in writing from the appropriate nature conservancy council to the effect that such management will enhance the conservation of wildlife”; and

after sub-paragraph (5) there shall be added the following sub-paragraph—

“(5A)

For the purposes of sub-paragraph (5)(b) above, “the appropriate nature conservancy council” means—

(a)

in relation to land in England, the Nature Conservancy Council for England established by section 128 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990^f1;

(b)

in relation to land in Wales, the Countryside Council for Wales established by section 128 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990; and

(c)

in relation to land in Scotland, Scottish Natural Heritage established by section 1 of the Natural Heritage (Scotland) Act 1991^f2”