Special Area of Conservation (Scotland)

SACs in Scotland are designated by Scottish Ministers under the EC Habitats Directive. They are areas which have been identified as best representing the range and variety within the European Union of habitats and (non-bird) species listed on Annexes I and II to the Directive. SACs in terrestrial areas and marine areas out to 12 nautical miles are afforded protection through the Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) Regulations 1994 (as amended).

Possible Special Areas of Conservation (pSAC) may be subject to change prior to submission.

 
Citation proposal
Scottish Natural Heritage. Special Area of Conservation (Scotland). https://services.mspdata.eu:/geonetwork/srv/api/records/B0D1377C-F580-4FC2-B068-5758541B79E2

Simple

Date ( Creation )
2007-10-05
Date ( Revision )
2010-11-11
Date ( Revision )
2019-07-01
Identifier

SAC

Presentation form
mapDigital Digital map

  Custodian

  01463 725067 
Maintenance and update frequency
continual Continual
Name

ESRI Shapefile

Version

1.0

Government Category List

  • Nature conservation

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 ( Theme )

  • Protected sites

Use limitation

You must always use the following attribution statement to acknowledge the source of the information: (Copyright Scottish Natural Heritage) Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right (year)

Access constraints
otherRestrictions Other restrictions
Other constraints

Available under an OS Open Data licence www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/opendata/licence, Note that this data is available to view or download on SNH website see: www.snh.gov.uk/publications-data-and-research/snhi-information-service

Use limitation

no limitation

Spatial representation type
vector Vector
Distance
5  urn:ogc:def:uom:EPSG::9001
Metadata language
eng English
Topic category
  • Environment
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S
E
W


Reference system identifier

EPSG

/

urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::27700

/

7.4

Distribution format

  • ESRI Shapefile

    (

    1.0

    )

Distributor

 

  01463 725067 
Name

GML

Version

3.2.1

OnLine resource
ESRI Shapefile (EPSG:27700)  
OnLine resource
Google Earth KML 2.1 (EPSG:4326, simplified geometry)  
OnLine resource
GML 3.1.1 (zipped, EPSG:4258)  
OnLine resource
MapInfo MIF (EPSG:27700)  
Hierarchy level
dataset Dataset
Statement

Description

There are specific obligations on Member States under the EC Habitats Directive to avoid the deterioration of natural habitats, the habitats of species and significant disturbance of the species for which SACs have been designated. These obligations are implemented through domestic legislation in the Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) Regulations 1994, as amended.


238 Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) in Scotland were formally designated by Scottish Ministers on 17 March 2005.


Designating Authority In Scotland

Scottish Ministers


Role of SNH

SNH acts as the advisor to Government in proposing selected sites for Ministerial approval as possible SACs. SNH then undertakes consultation over proposed sites with owners, occupiers, planning authorities and other interested parties on behalf of the Scottish Ministers.

Metadata

File identifier
B0D1377C-F580-4FC2-B068-5758541B79E2   XML
Metadata language
eng English
Hierarchy level
dataset Dataset
Date stamp
2019-12-03
Metadata standard name

ISO 19115:2003/19139

Metadata standard version

1.0

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