The Wildlife Licence Charges (England) Order 2025
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(1) In this Order— “the 1981 Act” means the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981; “the 2017 Regulations” means the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017; “the 2018 Order” means the Wildlife Licence Charges (England) Order 2018; “application” includes a notification to Natural England under a class licence of a particular site where an applicant intends to carry out licensed activities, and in this context “applicant” means a person intending to rely on the class licence; “bats” means all species of— horseshoe bats (Rhinolophidae); typical bats (Vespertilionidae); “complex application” means an application for a licence which requires Natural England to spend, prior to its issue, 5 hours or more assessing the impact on conservation of the licensable activities; “protected species or habitat” means— species protected under— Schedule 1, Part 1 of Schedule 2, Schedule 5, Schedule 6 or Schedule 8 to the 1981 Act; the Protection of Badgers Act 1992; or Schedule 2, Schedule 4 or Schedule 5 to the 2017 Regulations; species and habitats set out in the biodiversity list published by the Secretary of State in August 2010 under section 41 of the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006; and “simple application” means an application for a licence which requires Natural England to spend, prior to its issue, fewer than 5 hours assessing the impact on conservation of the licensable activities. (2) In this Order, the issue of a licence includes— (a) renewal or modification of a licence; (b) registration under a class licence for the purpose of reliance on that licence; (c) authorisation under a licence to carry out licensed activities at a particular site.
2 Interpretation
(1) In this Order— “the 1981 Act” means the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981; “the 2017 Regulations” means the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017; “the 2018 Order” means the Wildlife Licence Charges (England) Order 2018; “application” includes a notification to Natural England under a class licence of a particular site where an applicant intends to carry out licensed activities, and in this context “applicant” means a person intending to rely on the class licence; “bats” means all species of— horseshoe bats (Rhinolophidae); typical bats (Vespertilionidae); “complex application” means an application for a licence which requires Natural England to spend, prior to its issue, 5 hours or more assessing the impact on conservation of the licensable activities; “protected species or habitat” means— species protected under— Schedule 1, Part 1 of Schedule 2, Schedule 5, Schedule 6 or Schedule 8 to the 1981 Act; the Protection of Badgers Act 1992; or Schedule 2, Schedule 4 or Schedule 5 to the 2017 Regulations; species and habitats set out in the biodiversity list published by the Secretary of State in August 2010 under section 41 of the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006; and “simple application” means an application for a licence which requires Natural England to spend, prior to its issue, fewer than 5 hours assessing the impact on conservation of the licensable activities. (2) In this Order, the issue of a licence includes— (a) renewal or modification of a licence; (b) registration under a class licence for the purpose of reliance on that licence; (c) authorisation under a licence to carry out licensed activities at a particular site.
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