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The Offshore Marine Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) Regulations 2007

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Statutory Instruments

2007 No. 1842

wildlife

The Offshore Marine Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) Regulations 2007

Made

24th June 2007

Laid before Parliament

3rd July 2007

Coming into force

21st August 2007

The Secretary of State is a Minister designated(1) for the purposes of making Regulations under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(2) in relation to measures relating to the conservation of natural habitats and of wild flora and fauna.

These Regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972.

It appears to the Secretary of State that it is expedient for any reference to an Annex to the Habitats Directive or to the Wild Birds Directive (as defined in these Regulations) to be construed as a reference to that Annex as amended from time to time.

In the exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2)(3) of, and paragraph 1A(4) of Schedule 2 to, the European Communities Act 1972, he makes the following Regulations:

(3)

In so far as these Regulations deal with matters that are within the devolved competence of Scottish Ministers, the power of the Secretary of State to make regulations in relation to those matters in or as regards Scotland is preserved by section 57(1) of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46).

(4)

Paragraph 1A was inserted by section 28 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51).

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