Nature Conservation Citation, commencement and extent 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) Amendment (No. 2) (Scotland) Regulations 2019. 2 These Regulations come into force on 6 December 2019. 3 These Regulations extend to Scotland only. Amendment of the Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) Regulations 1994 2 The Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) Regulations 1994 are amended in accordance with regulations 3 and 4. Register of European Sites 3 1 In regulation 11 (duty to compile and maintain register of European sites)— a in paragraph (1), for “shall compile and maintain, in such form as he thinks fit,” substitute “must make arrangements for the establishment and maintenance of”, b in paragraph (2), for “He shall include in the register” substitute “The register must specify”, c in paragraph (3), after “amend” insert “, or make arrangements for the amendment of,”, d in paragraph (4), after “remove” insert “, or make arrangements for the removal of,”, e in paragraph (5), for “He shall keep a copy of the register” substitute “The register must be”, f after paragraph (5), insert— 6 The arrangements mentioned in paragraph (1) may in particular authorise the appropriate nature conservation body to establish and maintain the register. . 2 In regulation 12 (notification to appropriate nature conservation body)— a in paragraph (1), for “after” to the end substitute— after— a a site becomes a European site; b the specification of a European site is amended; c a site ceases to fall within any of the categories listed in regulation 11(2). , b for paragraph (2), substitute— 2 Except where arrangements are made authorising the appropriate conservation body to establish and maintain the register, the notification under paragraph (1) of a site becoming a European site must be accompanied by a copy of the register entry. , c for paragraph (3), substitute— 3 Except where arrangements are made authorising the appropriate conservation body to establish and maintain the register, the notification under paragraph (1) of the amendment of the specification of a European site must be accompanied by a copy of the amended entry. . Marine licences 4 After regulation 53A (control of operations requiring consent), insert— Marine licences Marine licences: duty to review 53B 1 Subject to paragraph (3), regulations 50 (review of existing decisions and consents, &c.) and 51 (consideration on review) do not apply where— a a licence was granted by the Scottish Ministers; and b the conditions in paragraph (2) are met in accordance with that licence. 2 The conditions mentioned in paragraph (1) are— a if the activity to which the licence relates includes an activity mentioned in items 1 or 2 of section 21(1) of the 2010 Act, that the substance or object has been fully deposited; b if the activity to which the licence relates includes an activity mentioned in items 3 to 7, 9 or 10 of section 21(1) of the 2010 Act, that the activity to which the licence relates has been completed; c if the activity to which the licence relates includes an activity mentioned in item 8 of section 21(1) of the 2010 Act, that the explosive substance or article has been fully used, or fully deposited and used. 3 If a licence was granted by the Scottish Ministers and the activity to which that licence relates includes the construction, alteration or improvement of a generating station, regulations 50 and 51 do not apply to that licence after the date on which that generating station is first operated. 4 In this regulation— “the 2010 Act” means the Marine (Scotland) Act 2010 ; “activity” means a licensable marine activity and is to be construed in accordance with section 21 of the 2010 Act; “generating station” has the meaning given by section 64(1) of the Electricity Act 1989 ; “licence” means a marine licence granted under Part 4 of the 2010 Act. . ROSEANNA CUNNINGHAM A member of the Scottish Government St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 9th October 2019