42.—(1) Subject to regulation 55, a person is guilty of an offence if that person uses for the purpose of capturing or killing any wild bird—
(a)any of the means listed in paragraph (2);
(b)any other means of capturing or killing which is indiscriminate or capable of causing the local disappearance of any species of wild bird; or
(c)any means of capturing or killing from a mechanically propelled vehicle, including a ship or an aircraft, while in immediate pursuit of a wild bird with a view to capturing or killing that bird.
[F1(2) The prohibited means of capturing or killing wild birds are those listed in Schedule 2A.]
Textual Amendments
F1Reg. 42(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Conservation of Habitats and Species (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/579), regs. 1, 57; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)