These Regulations amend the Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) Regulations 1994 to make provision about the register of European sites and review of marine licences.
Regulation 3 requires the Scottish Ministers to make arrangements for the establishment and maintenance of a register of European sites. The term “European site” is defined by regulation 10(1) of the 1994 Regulations. As part of those arrangements, the Scottish Ministers may in particular authorise the appropriate conservation body to establish and maintain the register.
Regulation 4 provides that the duty to review decisions, consents or other authorisations in accordance with regulations 50 and 51 of the 1994 Regulations does not apply to certain marine licences. These Regulations only extend to Scotland and come into force on 6 December 2019.
Source: HMSO.