SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 17COMPENSATON TO PROTECT THE COHERENCE OF THE NATIONAL SITE NETWORK
PART 2GUILLEMOT COMPENSATION
schedule 17 paragraph 12 12. In this Part 2 of Schedule 17—
term the farne islands spa “the Farne Islands SPA” means the site designated as the Farne Islands Special Protection Area;
term the ffc spa “the FFC SPA” means the site designated as the Flamborough and Filey Coast Special Protection Area;
term guillemot and razorbill implementation and monitoring plan “Guillemot and razorbill implementation and monitoring plan” means the document certified as the guillemot and razorbill implementation and monitoring plan by the Secretary of State for the purpose of this Order under article 49 (certification of plans and documents etc);
term final gcimp “Final GCIMP” means the final guillemot compensation implementation and monitoring plan for the delivery of measures to compensate for the predicted loss of adult guillemot from the FFC SPA or Farne Island SPA as a result of the authorised development which shall accord with the principles identified for guillemot in the guillemot and razorbill implementation and monitoring plan;
term the marine recovery fund “the Marine Recovery Fund” means the fund to be established and operated by Defra pursuant to section 292 of the Energy Act 2023 for the implementation of strategic compensation or any equivalent fund established by a Government body for that purpose;
term marine recovery fund payment “Marine Recovery Fund Payment” means a contribution to the Marine Recovery Fund to compensate for the predicted loss of adult guillemots from the FFC SPA and Farne Islands SPA as a result of the authorised development the sum of which shall be agreed with Defra of other organisation responsible for the operation of the Marine Recovery Fund;
term ogeg “OGEG” means an offshore guillemot engagement group which has been or shall be established to assist, through consultation, the undertaker and the developer of any other project with whom the undertaker is to collaborate in the delivery of the onshore compensation measures for guillemot; and
term the onshore guillemot compensation measure “the onshore guillemot compensation measure” means measures to reduce disturbance for colonies of guillemot identified as being in decline onshore, or improve breeding success through reducing avian predation.