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11.—(1) Once a site located in the offshore marine area has been adopted by the Commission as a site of Community importance in accordance with the third sub-paragraph of Article 4(2) of the Habitats Directive, the Secretary of State must designate that site as a special area of conservation as soon as possible and within six years of such adoption at the most.
(2) The Secretary of State must establish priorities for any site which he designates under paragraph (1), in the light of—
(a)the importance of the site—
(i)for the maintenance or restoration at a favourable conservation status of natural habitat types specified in Annex I to the Habitats Directive or species specified in Annex II to that Directive, and
(ii)for the coherence of Natura 2000; and
(b)the threats of degradation or destruction to which the site is exposed.
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