Paragraph 2 I1I2

after the definition of “marine area” insert—

• ““the national Ramsar site series” means all the wetlands in the United Kingdom that have been designated under paragraph 1 of article 2 of the Ramsar Convention for inclusion in the list of wetlands of international importance referred to in that article;”;

after the definition of “priority species” insert—

• ““Ramsar Convention” means the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat signed at Ramsar on 2 February 1971, as amended by—

  1. (a)

     the Protocol known as the Paris Protocol done at Paris on 3 December 1982, and

  2. (b)

     the amendments known as the Regina Amendments adopted at the Extraordinary Conference of the Contracting Parties held at Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, between 28 May and 3 June 1987;

  but if that Convention is further amended after the passing of the Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025, the references to the Ramsar Convention in these Regulations are to be taken after the entry into force of the further amendments as referring to that Convention as further amended (and the reference to paragraph 1 of article 2 is, if necessary, to be taken as referring to the appropriate successor provision);

• “Ramsar site” means a site that has been designated under paragraph 1 of article 2 of the Ramsar Convention for inclusion in the list of wetlands of international importance referred to in that article;”.