Part 3 National Nature Reserves

Part 3 National Nature Reserves

Marine boundaries of national nature reserves

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(1)     In section 35 of the 1981 Act (national nature reserves) after subsection (1) insert—

“(1A)     The land which may be declared to be a national nature reserve in England or Wales includes—

(a)     any land lying above mean low water mark;

(b)     any land covered by estuarial waters.

(1B)     Where the area of land to which a declaration under subsection (1) relates includes land falling within subsection (1A)(a) or (b) (“area Aâ€), it may also include land not falling within subsection (1A)(a) or (b) (“area Bâ€) if—

(a)     area B adjoins area A, and

(b)     any of the conditions in subsection (1C) is satisfied.

(1C)     The conditions are—

(a)     that the flora, fauna or features leading to the management of area A as a nature reserve is or are also present in area B;

(b)     that the management of area A as a nature reserve is by reason of any flora or fauna which are dependent (wholly

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