S.L. 549.44 Art. 18Restrictions on operations and activities.

(1) Without prejudice to the provisions of the Conservation of Wild Birds Regulations, no person shall carry out in any site within a SAC or SPA, any operation or activity, unless the operation or activity is carried out, or caused or permitted to be carried out, by the owner or occupier of the site and one of them has given the competent authority written notice of a proposal to carry out the operation or activity, specifying its nature and the site on which it is proposed to carry it out and such proposal has been approved by the competent authority.

(2) The competent authority shall notify the applicant of its consent or otherwise for the carrying out of such operation or activity. A consent granted by the competent authority under this regulation may contain such conditions and other provisions it deems fit and appropriate to impose. The competent authority may furthermore regulate such an operation or activity in a management agreement validly entered into in accordance with the provisions of regulation 15.

(3) For the purpose of this regulation, "operation or activity" refers to any operation or activity related to development, or any endeavour, which is envisaged to have impact on biodiversity and the SAC or SPA.