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European Communities (Conservation of Wild Birds (Lough Oughter Complex Special Protection Area 004049)) Regulations 2012 (S.I. No. 585 of 2012).

Country/Territory
Ireland
Document type
Regulation
Date
2012
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Agricultural & rural development, Fisheries, Forestry, Water, Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Farming Agricultural development Marine fisheries Protected fishing area Mariculture Fishery management and conservation Timber extraction/logging Forest management/forest conservation Inland waters Water abstraction Ecosystem preservation Management/conservation Birds Protected area Wetlands Protection of habitats Authorization/permit Offences/penalties Protection of species
Geographical area
Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Abstract

These Regulations designate a lake area as a Special Protection Area in accordance with Article 4 of Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Conservation of Wild Birds. The purpose is to ensure protection from disturbance, capture and damage to nests and eggs under Article 5 of the Directive for all species of birds, not just the birds listed on Schedule 3 (with the exception of those birds covered under Articles 7 for hunting and 9, where derogations are listed). Schedule 4 lists activities that require the consent of the Minister and may cause disturbance or damage to birds protected under Schedule 3. They include: reclamation, cutting, uprooting or otherwise removing plants, introduction, or re-introduction, of plants or animals not found in the area, burning, topping, clearing scrub or rough vegetation or reseeding, drainage works including digging, deepening, widening or blocking a drain, watercourse or waterbody, water abstraction, sinking of boreholes and wells or planting of trees or multi-annual bioenergy crops. (Consent is not required for harvesting of cultivated crops, or for grazing or mowing, or for (activities related to) the planting of crops on established reseeded grassland or cultivated land). Operations or activities other than those listed at Schedule 4 to these Regulations, such as effluent discharge, construction work, aquaculture, fishing or forestry, require a licence or permission from the appropriate consent authority.

Full text
English
Website
www.irishstatutebook.ie

References - Legislation

Implements

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

Legislation | European Union | 2009

Keyword: Birds, Management/conservation, Endangered species, Hunting/capture, Protection of species

Source: FAO, FAOLEX