SCHEDULE 1Damage to protected species, natural habitats and sites of special scientific interest
Express authorisationF15
1
Damage to a protected species or natural habitat and damage to a site of special scientific interest does not include damage caused by an act expressly authorised by the relevant authorities in accordance with—
a
the Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) Regulations 1994;
b
the Offshore Petroleum Activities (Conservation of Habitats) Regulations 2001;
c
the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2010;
d
the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017;
e
the Conservation of Offshore Marine Habitats and Species Regulations 2017.
2
Damage to sites of special scientific interest does not include, in the case of a site that is not a European site damage caused by an act expressly authorised by the relevant authorities in accordance with Part 2 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.
3
In sub-paragraph (2), “European site” has the same meaning as in regulation 8 of the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017.