http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/1754/signature/made
The Offshore Petroleum Activities (Conservation of Habitats) Regulations 2001
Nature conservation
Fossil fuels
Mineral extraction, mining, quarrying
King's Printer of Acts of Parliament
2015-04-24
PETROLEUM
These Regulations implement Council Directive 92/43 of May 21, 1992 (O.J. 1992, L206/7) on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora and Council Directive 79/409 of April 2, 1979 (O.J. 1979, L103/1) on the conservation of wild birds, in relation to oil and gas activities carried out wholly or partly on the UK continental shelf.
Peter Hain,Minister for Energy and Competitiveness in Europe,Department of Trade and Industry