# The Viking CCS Carbon Dioxide Pipeline Order 2025, Paragraph 12: Ecological surveys

Extent: E+W

No stage of the authorised development may commence until it has been established by survey work whether any European protected species are present within the Order limits or may be affected by that stage of the authorised development.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/509/schedule/2/paragraph/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/viking-ccs-carbon-dioxide-pipeline-order-2025/schedule-2/paragraph-12
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