68.— Section 212 of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) in subsection (1)(f) by the substitution of “geological or historical interest;” for “geological, historical, scientific or ecological interest.”,

(b) by the insertion of the following paragraph after subsection (1)(f):

“(g) secure the creation, management, restoration or preservation of any site of scientific or ecological interest, including any Nature Conservation Site,”,

and

(c) by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (4):

“(5) In this section ‘Nature Conservation Site’ means—

(a) a European site,

(b) an area proposed as a natural heritage area and the subject of a notice made under section 16(1) of the Wildlife (Amendment) Act 2000,

(c) an area designated as a natural heritage area by a natural heritage area order made under section 18 of the Wildlife (Amendment) Act 2000,

(d) a nature reserve established under an establishment order made under section 15 (amended by section 26 of the Wildlife (Amendment) Act 2000) of the Wildlife Act 1976,

(e) a nature reserve recognised under a recognition order made under section 16 (amended by section 27 of the Wildlife (Amendment) Act 2000) of the Wildlife Act 1976, or

(f) a refuge for fauna or flora designated under a designation order made under section 17 (amended by section 28 of the Wildlife (Amendment) Act 2000) of the Wildlife Act 1976.”.