The Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act 2004 (Authorised Operations) Order 2011

Authorised Operations

2.—(1) The operations in paragraph (2) are described for the purposes of sections 14(1)(f) and 17(1)(f) of the Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act 2004.

(2) The described operations are any activity undertaken in accordance with—

(a) the Rural Development Contracts (Rural Priorities) (Scotland) Regulations 2008(1) in respect of which the Scottish Ministers have approved the granting of aid;

(b) a licence granted under section 23C of the Hill Farming Act 1946(2);

(c) a species control order in terms of sections 14D to 14P of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981(3);

(d) a licence granted by Scottish Natural Heritage under section 16 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981; or

(e) a licence granted by Scottish Natural Heritage under regulation 44 of the Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) Regulations 1994(4).

(1)

S.S.I. 2008/100. As amended by section 1 of the Crofting Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 14) and by S.S.I. 2008/233, 2009/1, 233, 335 and 411 and 2010/97, 222 and 322.

(2)

1946 c.73. Section 23C is inserted by section 34 of the 2011 Act.

(3)

1981 c.69. Sections 14D to 14P are prospectively inserted by section 16 of the 2011 Act.

(4)

S.I. 1994/2716. Relevant amendments are made by S.I. 2007/1843 and 2009/1307 and 2438 and by S.S.I. 2004/475, 2007/80, 349, 485, 517 and 570, 2008/17, 425 and 427, 2009/222 and 343 and 2011/155. Scottish Natural Heritage are the appropriate nature conservation body by virtue of regulation 4.