Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2010
Amendment of section 212 of Principal Act. |
68.— Section 212 of the Principal Act is amended— | |
(a) in subsection (1)(f) by the substitution of “geological or historical interest;” for “geological, historical, scientific or ecological interest.”, | ||
(b) by the insertion of the following paragraph after subsection (1)(f): | ||
“(g) secure the creation, management, restoration or preservation of any site of scientific or ecological interest, including any Nature Conservation Site,”, | ||
and | ||
(c) by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (4): | ||
“(5) In this section ‘Nature Conservation Site’ means— | ||
(a) a European site, | ||
(b) an area proposed as a natural heritage area and the subject of a notice made under section 16 (1) of the Wildlife (Amendment) Act 2000 , | ||
(c) an area designated as a natural heritage area by a natural heritage area order made under section 18 of the Wildlife (Amendment) Act 2000 , | ||
(d) a nature reserve established under an establishment order made under section 15 (amended by section 26 of the Wildlife (Amendment) Act 2000 ) of the Wildlife Act 1976 , | ||
(e) a nature reserve recognised under a recognition order made under section 16 (amended by section 27 of the Wildlife (Amendment) Act 2000 ) of the Wildlife Act 1976 , or | ||
(f) a refuge for fauna or flora designated under a designation order made under section 17 (amended by section 28 of the Wildlife (Amendment) Act 2000 ) of the Wildlife Act 1976 .”. |