Policy paper

Changes to the Habitats Regulations 2017

The main points and processes of the 2019 Regulations, which amend the Habitats Regulations 2017 that transpose the Habitats and Wild Birds Directives, to make them operable from 1 January 2021.

From:
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Published
1 January 2021
This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

Applies to England and Wales

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Changes to the Habitats Regulations 2017

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This document explains the:

  • changes made to the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 to make them operable from 1 January 2021
  • functions transferred to ministers from the European Commission.

The 2017 Regulations are one of the pieces of domestic law that transposed the land and marine aspects of the Habitats Directive (Council Directive 92/43/EEC) and certain elements of the Wild Birds Directive (Directive 2009/147/EC) (known as the Nature Directives). The changes are made by the Conservation of Habitats and Species (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.

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