6. In regulation 8(1)—
(a)in sub-paragraph (b), at the end insert “before exit day”;
(b)omit sub-paragraph (c);
(c)in sub-paragraph (d), after “classified”, insert “before exit day”, and after the closing parenthesis, insert “or classified after exit day under the retained transposing regulations”;
(d)in sub-paragraph (e)—
(i)after “which”, insert “before exit day”, and for “under regulation 12” substitute “ in accordance with Article 4(1) of the Habitats Directive”; and
(ii)for sub-paragraphs (i) and (ii) substitute—
“(i)the site is designated as a special area of conservation under regulation 12 or under a corresponding provision in the other retained transposing regulations; or
(ii)the appropriate authority gives the appropriate nature conservation body notice of its intention not to designate the site, setting out the reasons for its decision, in accordance with regulation 141A(3).”.