EU Exit: marine environmental legislation in Scotland

Explains the changes made to marine legislation to ensure that the law remains operable and effective from 1 January 2021


Footnotes

1. The Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) Regulations 1994

2. The Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2019

3. The Conservation of Habitats and Species (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

4. The Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017

5. The Conservation of Offshore Marine Habitats and Species Regulations 2017

6. The Conservation of Habitats and Species (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

7. Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora

8. Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on the conservation of wild birds

9. EU Exit: The Habitats Regulations in Scotland, 2020

10. Marine (Scotland) Act 2010

11. The Marine Environment (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2019

12. "Retained EU law" is EU-derived law, including directly applicable EU legislation that now forms part of domestic law, domestic legislation that implemented or gave effect to EU Directives, and rights and obligations under the EU Treaties.

13. Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009

14. The Marine Environment (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018

15. UK Marine Policy Statement

16. The Marine Licensing (Exempted Activities) (Scottish Inshore Region) Order 2011

17. The Marine Licensing (Exempted Activities) (Scottish Offshore Region) Order 2011

18. The Marine Environment (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2019

19. Directive 2011/92/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment, as amended by Directive 2014/52/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014

20. The Marine Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Scotland) Regulations 2017

21. the Marine Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2007

22. the Electricity Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Scotland) Regulations 2017

23. The Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Scotland) Regulations 2017

24. The Marine Environment (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2019

25. The Town and Country Planning and Electricity Works (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) (Scotland) Regulations 2019

26. The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

27. The Marine Strategy Regulations 2010

28. The Marine Environment (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018

29. Directive 2008/56/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2008 Establishing a framework for community action in the field of marine environmental policy

30. The term "UK site network" is used in the Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) Regulations 1994. The term "national site network" is used in the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 and the Conservation of Offshore marine Habitats and Species Regulations 2017. The two terms refer to the same network of sites.

31. The term "national site network" is used in the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 and the Conservation of Offshore marine Habitats and Species Regulations 2017. The two terms refer to the same network of sites.

32. The term "national site network" is used in the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 and the Conservation of Offshore marine Habitats and Species Regulations 2017. The two terms refer to the same network of sites.

33. The term "national site network" is used in the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 and the Conservation of Offshore marine Habitats and Species Regulations 2017. The two terms refer to the same network of sites.

34. The term "national site network" is used in the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 and the Conservation of Offshore marine Habitats and Species Regulations 2017. The two terms refer to the same network of sites.

35. The term "national site network" is used in the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 and the Conservation of Offshore marine Habitats and Species Regulations 2017. The two terms refer to the same network of sites.

Contact

Email: marine_conservation@gov.scot

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