Prohibition of certain methods of capturing or killing species listed under Annex IV(a) of the Habitats Directive16
Notwithstanding any consent that may have been given under regulation 14 above, a person shall not in the course of carrying on UKCS oil and gas activities use any of the means set out in Annex VI to the Habitats Directive to capture or kill any member of a species listed in Annex IV(a) to that Directive.