Current
Sustainability, Environment, Development & Planning
Explanatory Memorandum
Relate to the Conservation (natural habitats, etc.) (amendment) (no.2) regulations 2009. SI 2009/2438, which: cater for the changes made to the procedures for considering nationally significant infrastructure planning applications in England, Wales and to a limited extent Scotland, introduced under the Planning Act 2008 (Part 2 of the Amendment Regulations); directly apply relevant provisions of the Habitats Regulations to certain marine works (Part 3 of the Amendment Regulations); and widen the scope of existing powers to make special nature conservation orders in order to bolster the transposition of Articles 6(2) and (3) of the Habitats Directive (Part 4 of the Amendment Regulations).
Prepared by Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA).
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