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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;
F2(c). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(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.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 17(2)(b) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Conservation of Habitats and Species (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/579), regs. 1, 14(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F2Reg. 17(2)(c) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Conservation of Habitats and Species (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/579), regs. 1, 14(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F3Words in reg. 17(2)(e) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Conservation of Habitats and Species (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/579), regs. 1, 14(c); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)