Part 2Nature conservation in the UK
Coordinated functions
I136GB functions with respect to wildlife
1
The GB conservation bodies have the functions described in subsection (2), but those functions may be discharged only through the joint committee.
2
The functions are—
a
those under sections 22(3) and 24(1) of the 1981 Act (listing of protected animals and plants);
b
commissioning or supporting (whether by financial means or otherwise) research which the joint committee thinks is relevant to those functions.
3
“The 1981 Act” means the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (c. 69).