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The Conservation of Offshore Marine Habitats and Species Regulations 2017
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63.—(1) A wildlife officer may, for the purpose of ascertaining whether an offence has been or is being committed under these Regulations, require any person on board the ship or offshore marine installation, or at the premises, who is in possession or control of a specimen, to make that specimen available for inspection.
(2) A wildlife officer may, subject to paragraph (3), take a sample from any specimen found on the ship or offshore marine installation or at the premises or which is made available under paragraph (1).
(3) No sample may be taken under paragraph (2) from a live bird, other animal or plant except for the purpose of establishing its identity or ancestry.
(4) A wildlife officer may take and remove from the ship, offshore marine installation or premises any specimen which is not a live bird, other animal or plant, if there are reasonable grounds for believing it is evidence of an offence under these Regulations.
(5) In this regulation—
“sample” means a sample of blood, tissue or other biological material; and
“specimen” means—
(a)
any bird, other animal or plant; or
(b)
any part of, or anything derived from, a bird, other animal or plant.
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