Title, commencement, interpretation and extent

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Conservation of Habitats and Species (Amendment) Regulations 2011 and come into force on 6th April 2011.

(2) In these Regulations, “the 2010 Regulations” means the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2010(1).

(3) Except as provided in paragraphs (4) and (5), these Regulations extend to England and Wales only.

(4) This regulation and regulations 2, 3, 6, 8 and, so far as it inserts regulation 107A of the 2010 Regulations, regulation 9 also extend to Scotland.

(5) This regulation and regulations 2 and 3 also extend to Northern Ireland.