Explanatory Note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order prohibits for three years with effect from 19th December 1996 the killing, injuring or taking of grey seals and common seals in counties and non-Metropolitan districts of England bordering the North Sea and adjacent territorial waters. The Conservation of Seals (England) Order 1993 (S.I. 1993/2876) ceases to have effect on that date.