Jersey Environmental Legislation
JERSEY LAW 6/2000: The Conservation of Wildlife (Jersey) Law 2000
[provides for the protection of wild species in Jersey, including plants and animals, some of which are specially protected; listed in appended schedules]
JERSEY LAW 28/1964: Island Planning (Jersey) Law, 1964.
- Article 2: The purposes of this Law are ...
- (c) to protect and enhance the natural beauty of the landscape or the countryside;
- (e) to keep the coasts of the Island in their natural state; ... and generally to prevent the spoliation of the amenities of the Island.
Island Planning (Designation of Sites of Special Interest) (Jersey) Orders
[amends and updates the Island Planning Law, designating sites around the island as specially protected for their historical, archaeological or zoological interest, which enjoy special protection under Articles 11 and 27 of the Island Planning Law]
Island Planning (Designation of Sites of Special Interest) (Jersey) Orders
[A Site of Special Interest may be designated due to its special zoological, ecological, botanical or geological interest, with 10 justification criteria listed in the Biodiversity Strategy]
Island Planning (Exempt Operations) (Jersey) Orders
[sets out operations which are exempt from planning permission and the exceptions to the exemptions]
Biodiversity: a strategy for Jersey
OBJECTIVES FOR CONSERVING BIODIVERSITY:
- To conserve and where practicable to enhance:
- a) The overall populations and natural ranges of native species and range of wildlife habitats and ecosystems;
- b) Internationally important species, habitats and ecosystems;
- c) Species, habitats and natural and managed ecosystems that are characteristic of local areas;
- d) The biodiversity of natural and semi-natural habitats where this has been diminished over recent past decades;
- e) Increase public awareness of, and involvement in, conserving biodiversity; and to contribute to the conservation of biodiversity on a European and global scale.
SSI are sites of local and national importance containing important botanical and/or zoological populations. Sites are diverse in nature, ranging from dune to woodland and maritime heathland. These SSIs are protected under Island Planning (Jersey) Law 1964 (as amended). Sites with protected species are protected under the Conservation of Wildlife (Jersey) Law 2000 (as amended).
Proposed SSIs are currently owned by various organisations and are protected under the Conservation of Wildlife (Jersey) Law 2000 but are not protected by Island Planning Law (Jersey) 1964 (as amended).
Sites administered and managed by the Island (Jersey) Government, National Trust for Jersey and private land owners."