Under regulation 39 of the Offshore Marine Conservation (Natural Habitats
etc.)(Amendment) Regulations 2009, regulation 39 of The Conservation (Natural Habitats,
&c.) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2007, and Regulation 41 of the Conservation of
Habitats and Species Regulations 2010 (which apply in inshore waters in other parts of Great
Britain) it is an offence to deliberately capture, kill or injure, to deliberately disturb animals