# The Conservation of Seals (Common Seals) Order 1988, Article 2


There is hereby prohibited in Great Britain and within the seaward limits of the territorial waters adjacent thereto the killing, injuring or taking of the seals of the species known as Phoca vitulina (common seals).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/2023/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/conservation-of-seals-common-seals-order-1988/article-2
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