The Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2012

Definitions and consequential modification

3.—(1) In regulation 2 (interpretation and application)(1)—

(a) after the definition of “destroy” insert—

““the Directives” means the Habitats Directive and the Wild Birds Directive;”;

(b) omit the definition of “the EC Treaty”;

(c) after the definition of “livestock” insert—

““local authority” means a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994(2);”;

(d) after the definition of “relevant authorities” insert—

““Scottish marine area” means the area of sea within the seaward limits of the territorial sea of the United Kingdom adjacent to Scotland;”; and

(e) after the definition of “statutory undertaker” omit “and” and insert—

““wild bird” means a bird which is—

(a)

a member of a species referred to in Article 1 of the Wild Birds Directive; and

(b)

wild; and”.

(2) Omit regulation 6(3)(c).

(1)

Regulation 2 was relevantly amended by S.I. 2007/1843 and S.S.I. 2004/475, 2007/80, and 2011/155.

(2)

1994 c.39.