102 General duty to conserve and enhance biodiversity

Biodiversity objective and reporting

102  General duty to conserve and enhance biodiversity

(1)     Section 40 of the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 (duty to conserve biodiversity) is amended in accordance with subsections (2) to (7).

(2)     In the heading, after “conserve” insert “and enhance”.

(3)     For subsections (A1) and (1) substitute—

“(A1)     For the purposes of this section “the general biodiversity objective” is the conservation and enhancement of biodiversity in England through the exercise of functions in relation to England.

(1)     A public authority which has any functions exercisable in relation to England must from time to time consider what action the authority can properly take, consistently with the proper exercise of its functions, to further the general biodiversity objective.

(1A)     After that consideration the authority must (unless it concludes there is no new action it can properly take)—

(a)     determine such policies and specific

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