# The Offshore Marine Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) Regulations 2007 (revoked) S.I. 2007/1842 · made 24 June 2007 · revised to 30 November 2017 PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/offshore-marine-conservation-natural-habitats-c-regulations-2007-revoked/pdf/uksi_20071842_en.pdf; Explanatory Memorandum https://openlegislation.uk/offshore-marine-conservation-natural-habitats-c-regulations-2007-revoked/pdf/uksiem_20071842_en.pdf ## Introductory text wildlife Made 24th June 2007 Laid before Parliament 3rd July 2007 Coming into force 21st August 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Part 1: INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS ## 1 Citation and commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2 Interpretation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3 Application to the Crown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 4 Rights under international law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5 Meaning of “competent authority” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 6 Duty of competent authorities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Part 2: CONSERVATION OF NATURAL HABITATS AND HABITATS OF SPECIES ### European offshore marine sites ## 7 List of sites eligible for identification as of Community importance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 8 Notification of a proposal for a site of Community importance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 9 Modification of list of sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 10 Consultation as to inclusion of site omitted from the list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 11 Designation of special areas of conservation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 12 Classification of sites as special protection areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 12A Classification of sites in the Scottish offshore region as special protection areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 13 Notification of a proposal to classify a special protection area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 14 Hearings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 14A Hearings conducted by the Scottish Ministers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 15 Meaning of “European offshore marine site” in these Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 16 Duty to compile and maintain a register of European offshore marine sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 17 Notification of changes to the register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Site protection and management ## 18 Establishment of nature conservation objectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 19 Management schemes for European offshore marine sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 20 Duty in relation to management schemes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 21 Co-ordinated management of sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 22 Conservation measures relating to special areas of conservation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 23 Prevention of deterioration of habitats and disturbance of species . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Plans and projects ## 24 Meaning of “European site” in these Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 25 Protection of European offshore marine sites and European sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 26 Considerations of overriding public interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 27 Review of existing decisions and consents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 28 Consideration on review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 29 Co-ordination where more than one competent authority is involved . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 30 Compensatory measures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 31 Notification of compensatory measures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Offences ## 32 Offences relating to European offshore marine sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Part 3: PROTECTION OF SPECIES ## 33 Application of offences in Part 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Protection of birds ## 34 Protection of wild birds, their eggs and nests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 35 Defences to the offences in regulation 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 36 Prohibition of certain methods of capturing or killing wild birds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 37 Sale etc of live or dead wild birds, eggs etc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 38 Penalties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Protection of wild animals ## 39 Protection of wild animals listed in Annex IV(a) to the Habitats Directive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 40 Defences to the offences in regulation 39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 41 Prohibition of certain methods of capturing or killing wild animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 42 Penalties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Protection of plants ## 43 Offences relating to wild plants listed in Annex IV(b) to the Habitats Directive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Part 4: ADDITIONAL PROTECTION OF HABITATS AND WILD ANIMALS AND PLANTS ### Duties relating to surveillance and monitoring ## 44 Surveillance of conservation status of habitats and species . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 45 Protection of certain animals and plants from exploitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 46 Monitoring incidental capture and killing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 47 Protection from incidental capture and killing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Introduction of new species ## 48 Introduction of new species . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Part 5: LICENCES ## 49 Power to grant licences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 50 Licences: supplementary provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 51 False statements made for obtaining licence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Part 6: ENFORCEMENT AND SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISION RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENCES ### Enforcement ## 52 Wildlife officers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 52A Enforcement functions of wildlife officers appointed by the Scottish Ministers and competent authorities in Scotland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 53 Powers of boarding, entry and inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 54 Additional powers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 55 Powers to make inquiries and examine things . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 56 Powers relating to specimens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 57 Powers relating to documents and recording evidence of offences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 58 Further powers in relation to ships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 59 Assistance for wildlife officers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 60 Power to use reasonable force . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 61 Liability of wildlife officers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 62 Offences in relation to wildlife officers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Supplementary provision relating to criminal offences ## 63 Jurisdiction of courts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 64 Possession of means of committing offence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 65 Offences by bodies corporate, &c. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 66 Territorial Waters Jurisdiction Act 1878 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Part 7: MISCELLANEOUS ## 67 Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 68 Nature conservation education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 69 Re-introduction of species . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 70 Advisory role of the JNCC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 71 Advice on appropriate assessments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 72 Reports to the Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 73 Form of communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 74 Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 75 Amendments to the Offshore Petroleum Activities (Conservation of Habitats) Regulations 2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 76 Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Signature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Schedule 1 EUROPEAN PROTECTED SPECIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Schedule 2 EXCLUDED POPULATIONS OF CERTAIN SPECIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Schedule 3 ANIMALS WHICH MAY NOT BE TAKEN OR KILLED IN CERTAIN WAYS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Explanatory note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/1842 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/offshore-marine-conservation-natural-habitats-c-regulations-2007-revoked Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. 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