How the Scottish Environment Protection Agency fulfils the requirements of the Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) Regulations 1994 (as am…

The responses to questions S3W-14139, S3W-14138 and S3W-14137 on 20 June 2008, outline how the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) fulfils the requirements of the Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) Regulations 1994 (as amended) in relation to European wildlife sites for activities permitted under general binding rules or registration under the Water Environment (Controlled Activities) (Scotland) Regulations 2005. For licence level activities, SEPA has a system of evaluation in place to identify activities likely to pose a significant risk. In any case where there might be a significant effect on a European site, SEPA consults Scottish Natural Heritage regarding the scope of any appropriate assessment required. SEPA will then use the licence determination process, together with licence conditions and inspections for authorised activities, to ensure that the conservation site is appropriately protected.
All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.