Consultation on proposed minor amendments to the Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) Regulations 1994

Biodiversity Programme
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Zone 1/06
Temple Quay House
2 The Square
BRISTOL BS1 6PN

Date 8 June 2009

Dear Consultee

Consultation on proposed minor amendments to the Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) Regulations 1994

I am writing to invite views on proposed minor amendments to the Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) Regulations 1994.   Defra is considering making amendments to regulations 22 – 27 and Schedule 1 of the Habitat Regulations 1994 (special nature conservation orders - SNCO) to make clear that these provisions can be used to restrict operations taking place on water as well as those on land in order to protect European sites.  It is proposed that the amendments will cover both England and Wales.

The aim of this consultation is to set out our proposals for amendments to the Regulations and to invite your comments.

The following documents may be found on Defra’s website:

www.defra.gov.uk/corporate/consult/conservation-habitats/index.htm

  • Consultation document
  • List of consultees
  • We welcome your views and comments on the proposals.  If you wish to obtain a copy of this consultation please contact:  International Protected Areas Team, Defra, Zone 1/06, Temple Quay House, 2 The Square, Temple Quay, Bristol, BS1 6PN;

or email: Habitats@defra.gsi.gov.uk

Responses

4.   Please send responses to the above address, preferably via email.

5.   Responses should be received by 3 August 2009.

Consultation Criteria

This consultation is in line with the Code of practice on Consultations. This can be found at  www.berr.gov.uk/bre/     

6.   When this consultation ends, we intend to put a copy of the responses in the Defra library at Ergon House, London. This is so that the public can see them.  Also, members of the public may ask for a copy of responses under freedom of information legislation.

7.   If you do not want your response - including your name, contact details and any other personal information – to be publicly available, please say so clearly in writing when you send your response to the consultation.  Please note, if your computer automatically includes a confidentiality disclaimer, that won’t count as a confidentiality request.

8.   Please explain why you need to keep details confidential.  We will take your reasons into account if someone asks for this information under freedom of information legislation. But, because of the law, we cannot promise that we will always be able to keep those details confidential.

We will summarise all responses and place this summary on our website at www.defra.gov.uk/resources/consultation/index.htm .  This summary will include a list of names of organisations that responded but not people’s personal names, addresses or other contact details. 

To see consultation responses and summaries, please contact the library at:
Defra
Information Resource Centre
Lower Ground Floor
Ergon House
17 Smith Square
London
SW1P 3JR

Telephone: 020-7238-6575
Email:  defra.library@defra.gsi.gov.uk

Please give the library 24 hours’ notice.  There is a charge for photocopying and postage.

9.   If you have any comments or complaints about the consultation process, please address them to Marjorie Addo, Defra’s Consultation Co-ordinator, Area 7C Nobel House,17 Smith Square, London SW1P 3JR, or email consultation.coordinator@defra.gsi.gov.uk.

10. Thank you for your help in this matter. If you have any queries please contact us as above.

Yours Faithfully

Simon Hopkinson

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Page published: 8 June 2009