The Conservation (Natural Habitats etc.) Regulations 1994 implement the terms of the Directive in Scotland, England and Wales. In Great Britain, SPAs (and SACs) designated on land or in the intertidal area are normally also notified as Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs), and in Northern Ireland as Areas of Special Scientific Interest (ASSIs). For example, the Broadland SPA in eastern England is a conglomeration of some 28 SSSIs. SPAs may extend below low tide into the sea, and for these areas SSSI notification is not possible. In Scotland, some SPAs have been classified without any underpinning designation by SSSI.
the COnSeRvatioN (natuRal haBitats etc.) reGuLATions 1994 iMPlement the TErms OF the directive In sCotland, engLand aNd waLes. in gReat britaIn, spas (and sACs) dEsiGnateD on land or IN tHe iNtertiDaL aREa arE noRmAlLY alsO NOtified as SITeS OF special ScIENTiFiC interesT (SSsis), and iN NortHerN irElAnD aS areaS oF sPeCial scIentifiC inTErest (ASsiS). fOR eXamPLE, The BroaDLAnd spA in eastern EngLanD is a cOnglomEratIoN OF sOme 28 SSSIs. spaS maY extend beLoW Low tidE iNto tHe sea, And for these areas SssI NoTiFIcaTIon iS not possIble. in scotlaNd, SomE spas have bEen classified wiThoUt AnY underPInNinG desIGnAtion by ssSi.