S.I. No. 899/2004 - European Communities (Conservation of Wild Birds (Inishkeel Spa 004116)) Regulations, 2004

1. Blocking, altering or deepening watercourses or wetlands

2. Burning of rooted vegetation

3. Causing erosion by any means (e.g. Driving vehicles, riding horses etc.)

4. Commercial or private recreational activities liable to cause significant disturbance to birds

5. Construction or alteration of fences, tracks, paths, roads, embankments, car parks or access routes

6. Deliberate scaring of birds

7. Dumping, burning, disposal or storing of any materials including wastes

8. Grazing of livestock above a recommended density and period (as defined in farm plans or prescriptions under the Rural Environment Protection Scheme or other Government approved agricultural and/or environmental schemes)

9. Introduction (or re-introduction) into the wild of plants or animals of species not currently found in the area

10. Land drainage, vegetation clearance or habitat destruction, except for routine maintenance

11. Planting of trees

12. Reclamation, in-filling, ploughing or otherwise disturbing the substrate

13. Removal of soil, mud, sand, gravel, rock or minerals

14. Removing or altering walls or ruined buildings

15. Broad-scale application of any pesticide or herbicide

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, this 22nd day of December, 2004.

DICK ROCHE T.D.,

Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

Council Directive of 2 April, 1979 on the conservation of wild birds (79/409/EEC) provides for the conservation of wild birds by, among other things, classifying important ornithological sites as Special Protection Areas for them. The effect of these Regulations is to classify a site as a Special Protection Area in accordance with Article 4 of the Directive and to provide that contravention of the provisions of these Regulations shall constitute an offence.

Please note that operations/activities other than those listed at Schedule 3 to these Regulations, such as effluent discharge, planning permission, aquaculture, fishing or forestry may require a licence or permission.

The Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by

section 3

of the

European Communities Act, 1972

(No. 27 of 1972), for the purpose of giving further effect to Council Directive No. 79/409/EEC of 2 April 1979 and to Articles 6(2), (3) and (4) and Article 7 of Council Directive No. 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992, hereby makes the following regulations