Article 2 Interpretation

In this Order—

• “the 1981 Act” means the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981^f1;

• “the 2017 Regulations” means the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017^f2;

• “the 2018 Order” means the Wildlife Licence Charges (England) Order 2018^f3;

• “application” includes a notification to Natural England^f4 under a class licence^f5 of a particular site where an applicant intends to carry out licensed activities, and in this context “applicant” means a person intending to rely on the class licence;

• “bats” means all species of—

  1. (a)

     horseshoe bats (Rhinolophidae);

  2. (b)

     typical bats (Vespertilionidae);

• “complex application” means an application for a licence which requires Natural England to spend, prior to its issue, 5 hours or more assessing the impact on conservation of the licensable activities;

• “protected species or habitat” means—

  1. (a)

     species protected under—

     1. (i)

        Schedule 1, Part 1 of Schedule 2, Schedule 5, Schedule 6 or Schedule 8 to the 1981 Act^f6;

     2. (ii)

        the Protection of Badgers Act 1992^f7; or

     3. (iii)

        Schedule 2, Schedule 4 or Schedule 5 to the 2017 Regulations^f8;

  2. (b)

     species and habitats set out in the biodiversity list published by the Secretary of State in August 2010 under section 41 of the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006^f9; and

• “simple application” means an application for a licence which requires Natural England to spend, prior to its issue, fewer than 5 hours assessing the impact on conservation of the licensable activities.

In this Order, the issue of a licence includes—