The Conservation of Habitats and Species (Amendment) Regulations 2012

• Citation: S.I. 2012/1927
• Sections: 26

Section 1 Title, commencement, interpretation and extent

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Conservation of Habitats and Species (Amendment) Regulations 2012 and come into force on 16th August 2012.

(2) In these Regulations, “ the 2010 Regulations ” means the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2010 .

(3) Except as provided in paragraphs (4) and (5), these Regulations extend to England and Wales only.

(4) This regulation and regulations 2 to 7, regulation 8 in so far as it relates to regulations 9 and 9A of the 2010 Regulations, and regulations 19 to 21 also extend to Scotland and Northern Ireland.

(5) Regulations 3(4) and 24 extend to Scotland only.

Section 2 Amendment of the 2010 Regulations

The 2010 Regulations are amended in accordance with regulations 3 to 24.

Section 3 Amendment of regulation 2

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Section 4 Amendment of regulation 3

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Section 5 Amendment of regulation 5

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Section 6 Amendment of regulation 7

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Section 7 Amendment of regulation 8

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Section 8 Substitution of regulation 9

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Section 9 Amendment of regulation 12A

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Section 10 Amendment of regulation 18

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Section 11 Amendment of regulation 19

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Section 12 Revocation of regulation 20

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Section 13 Amendment of regulation 21

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Section 14 Revocation of regulation 22

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Section 15 Substitution of regulation 23

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Section 16 Amendment of regulation 36

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Section 17 Amendment of regulation 38

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Section 18 Amendment of regulation 58

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Section 19 Amendment of regulation 60

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Section 20 Amendment of regulation 61

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Section 21 Amendment of regulation 67

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Section 22 Insertion of regulation 129A

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Section 23 Addition of regulation 135

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Section 24 Amendment of Schedule 6

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Section 25 Transitional provision

Any notice given before 16th August 2012 under, or having effect as if given under , regulation 20(1)(a) of the 2010 Regulations as in force immediately before that date, has effect as if given under section 28E(1)(a) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 .

Section 26 Amendment of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949

In section 15 of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 (meaning of “nature reserve”), after subsection (2) insert—

(2A) In subsection (2)(b) the reference to preserving flora or fauna includes enabling or facilitating its recovery or increase.