Paragraph 1 I1
England, Wales and Scotland
In this Part—
“Defra” means the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs;
“final red-throated diver CIMP” means a red-throated diver compensation implementation and monitoring plan for the delivery of habitat management measure to compensate for the predicted loss of red-throated diver from the LBBL as a result of the authorised development;
“habitat management measure” means the measure to manage and improve habitat, including but not limited to the provision of nesting rafts, for nesting red-throated diver at key red-throated diver nesting site(s);
“LBBL” means the site designated as the Liverpool Bay / Bar Lerpwl Special Protection Area;
“outline compensation implementation and monitoring plan – red-throated diver” means the document F1certified as the outline compensation implementation and monitoring plan – red-throated diver for the purposes of this Order under article 12 (certification of documents and plans, etc.);
“the Marine Recovery Fund” means the fund to be established and operated by Defra pursuant to section 292 of the Energy Act 2023 for the implementation of strategic compensation or any equivalent fund established by a Government body for that purpose;
“Marine Recovery Fund Payment” means a contribution to the Marine Recovery Fund to compensate for the predicted loss of red-throated diver from the LBBL as a result of the authorised development the sum of which shall be agreed with Defra or F2such other organisation responsible for the operation of the Marine Recovery Fund;
“relevant planning authority” means the planning authority in whose area the red-throated diver compensation measure is located;
“RTDCSG” means the Red-Throated Diver Compensation Steering Group.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Word in Sch. 7 Pt. 2 para. 1 substituted (8.6.2026) by The Morecambe Offshore Windfarm Generation Assets (Correction) Order 2026 (S.I. 2026/608), art. 1, Sch.
- F2
Word in Sch. 7 Pt. 2 para. 1 inserted (8.6.2026) by The Morecambe Offshore Windfarm Generation Assets (Correction) Order 2026 (S.I. 2026/608), art. 1, Sch.
Commencement
- I1
Sch. 7 Pt. 2 para. 1 in force at 23.12.2025, see art. 1