The Conservation (Natural Habitats, etc.) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995 (1995 No. 380). Pays/Territoire Royaume-Uni Sous-division territoriale Northern Ireland Type du document Règlement Date 1995 Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Agriculture et développement rural, Terre et sols, Espèces sauvages et écosystèmes Mot clé Terrains agricoles Responsabilité/indemnisation Propriété Expropriation Gouvernance Institution Aire marine Zones marines protégées Aire protégée Protection de l’environnement Protection de l'habitat Préservation de l'écosystème Enregistrement Chasse/capture Faune sauvage Flore sauvage Autorisation/permis Infractions/sanctions Aire géographique Îles de l'Océan Atlantique, Europe, Europe et Asie Centrale, Atlantique Nord, Mer du Nord, Atlantique du Nord-Est, Europe du Nord Résumé These Regulations make provision for the purpose of implementing, for Northern Ireland, Council Directive 92/43/EEC(6) on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora (referred to in these Regulations as “the Habitats Directive”). The Department shall exercise its functions under the enactments relating to nature conservation so as to secure compliance with the requirements of the Habitats Directive. Those enactments include: 1) Parts V and VI of the Nature Conservation and Amenity Lands (Northern Ireland) Order 1985(7); 2) Part II of the Wildlife (Northern Ireland) Order 1985(8); and these Regulations. (3) In relation to marine areas any competent authority having functions relevant to marine conservation shall exercise those functions so as to secure compliance with the requirements of the Habitats Directive. Part II regulates conservation of natural habitats and habitat of species; firstly provides for the selection of sites eligible for identification as of Community importance (European Sites); then provides for register of European sites; the Department may enter into an agreement (a “management agreement”) with any person having an estate in any land forming part of a European site, or land adjacent to such a site, for the management, conservation, restoration or protection of the site, or any part of it; control of potentially damaging operations is done following declaration under Article 24 of the Nature Conservation and Amenity Lands (Northern Ireland) Order 1985 (declaration of areas of special scientific interest) specifying— (a)the flora, fauna or geological, physiographical or other features by reason of which the land is of special scientific interest, and (b)any operations and activities appearing to the Department to be likely to damage the flora or fauna or those feature. Where a declaration is applied the Department shall pay compensation to any person having at the time the declaration is so applied an estate in land comprised in an agricultural unit (within the meaning of Article 2(2) of the Planning Blight (Compensation) (Northern Ireland) Order 1981(1)). Texte intégral Anglais Site web www.legislation.gov.uk Références - Législation Implemente Council Directive 92/43/EEC on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora Législation | Union européenne | 1992 (2013) Mot clé: Préservation de l'écosystème, Aire protégée, Biodiversité, Protection de l'habitat, Faune sauvage, Flore sauvage, Gestion/conservation, Espèces menacées, Chasse/capture, Équipement de chasse/méthodes de chasse, Collecte de données/déclarations, Protection des espèces Source: FAO, FAOLEX