S.L. 549.120 Art. 7Identification, surveillance and monitoring.

The competent authority shall, as far as possible and as appropriate, in particular for the purposes of these regulations and the related regulations:

(a) undertake surveillance and monitoring of National Species and their habitats;

(b) identify processes and categories of activities which have or are likely to have significant adverse impacts on National Species;

(c) assess the status, range, population trends of National Species; and

(d) maintain and organise, by any mechanism data derived from identification and monitoring activities pursuant to paragraphs (a) and (b).