119Person not to damage, disturb or destroy any wildlife habitat

119 Person not to damage, disturb or destroy any wildlife habitat

(1) A person must not damage, disturb or destroy any wildlife habitat except in the circumstances set out in subregulation (2).

(2) For the purposes of subregulation (1), the circumstances are—

(a) the person is authorised to damage, disturb or destroy wildlife habitat under any Act; or

(b) the person is harvesting timber or other forest produce under and in accordance with a licence under the Forests Act 1958; or

(c) the person is undertaking timber harvesting operations in accordance with section 45(2) of the Sustainable Forests (Timber) Act 2004.

(3) In this regulation—

disturb, in relation to wildlife habitat, includes but is not limited to the removal or relocation of wildlife habitat or a part of wildlife habitat.