PART 2E+W+SConservation of Natural Habitats and Habitats of Species

Register of European sitesE+W

Register of European sitesE+W

17.—(1) A register of European sites, in an appropriate format, must be compiled and maintained by—

(a)the Secretary of State, in relation to European sites in England; and

(b)the Welsh Ministers, in relation to European sites in Wales.

(2) The registers must include—

(a)special areas of conservation, as soon as they are designated by the appropriate authority;

(b)sites of Community importance [F1which before exit day were] placed on the list referred to in the third sub-paragraph of Article 4(2) of the Habitats Directive, until they are designated as special areas of conservation;

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(d)areas classified pursuant to Article 4(1) or (2) of the old Wild Birds Directive or the new Wild Birds Directive, as soon as they are classified by the appropriate authority; and

(e)any site which has been proposed to the European Commission [F3before exit day] until such time as regulation 8(1)(e)(i) or (ii) applies.

(3) The appropriate authority, in relation to the register for which that authority is responsible—

(a)may amend any entry;

(b)must remove any entry relating to a site which is no longer a European site; and

(c)must keep a copy available for public inspection at all reasonable hours and free of charge.

(4) An entry in the register in respect of a European site other than a European marine site is a local land charge.

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