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The Offshore Marine Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) Regulations 2007

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9.—(1) Where the Secretary of State considers it appropriate, in the light of the results of the surveillance referred to in Article 11 of the Habitats Directive or otherwise, he must propose to the Commission modifications of the list of sites which has been transmitted under regulation 7.

(2) Before the Secretary of State proposes to the Commission such a modification, he must, if he considers it appropriate, give to the Joint Nature Conservation Committee—

(a)notice of his intention to propose that modification; and

(b)an accompanying statement of his reasons for intending to propose it.

(3) Where the Joint Nature Conservation Committee is given notice under paragraph (2), the Committee must give notice of the proposed modification and provide a copy of the Secretary of State’s statement of his reasons for that proposed modification to—

(a)each of the devolved administrations;

(b)any of the following who in its opinion ought to be notified—

(i)competent authorities which exercise functions in relation to the site;

(ii)competent authorities which exercise functions in relation to a marine area adjacent to the site; and

(iii)persons whose activities are likely to be affected by the inclusion of the site in the list;

(c)such other persons as in its opinion ought to be notified; and

(d)such other persons as the Secretary of State directs.

(4) A notice under paragraph (3) must specify the date (being not less than 12 weeks from the date of the giving of the notice) by which representations with respect to the proposed modification may be made to the Joint Nature Conservation Committee.

(5) The Joint Nature Conservation Committee must provide to the Secretary of State a report describing the representations duly made, if any, that it received about the proposal, or where no such representations have been received, stating that fact.

(6) The Secretary of State must consider the report provided by the Joint Nature Conservation Committee under paragraph (5).

(7) The Secretary of State may issue guidance to the Joint Nature Conservation Committee for the purposes of its functions under this regulation and the Committee must have regard to that guidance in discharging any of those functions.

(8) The Secretary of State may vary or revoke a direction under paragraph (3)(d).

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