Statutory Instrument 1990 No. 616

The Diseases of Fish (Amendment of Definition of Infected) Order 1990

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1990 No. 616

RIVER, ENGLAND AND WALES

RIVER, SCOTLAND
SALMON AND FRESHWATER FISHERIES

The Diseases of Fish (Amendment of Definition of "Infected") Order 1990

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in relation to England, and any marine waters adjacent to England, the Secretary of State for Scotland in relation to Scotland (including the marine waters thereof) and the Secretary of State for Wales in relation to Wales, and any marine waters adjacent to Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 13(1) of the Diseases of Fish Act 1937^[1], and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:-

Title and commencement
    1.    This Order may be cited as the Diseases of Fish (Amendment of Definition of "Infected") Order 1990 and shall come into force on 12th April 1990.

Amendment of definition of "infected" in Diseases of Fish Act 1937
    2.    In the definition of "infected" in section 10(1) of the Diseases of Fish Act 1937^[2], after the words "infectious pancreatic necrosis (IPN)", there shall be inserted the words "infectious salmon anaemia (ISA)".

In witness whereof the Official Seal of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is hereunto affixed on
5th March 1990.


John Selwyn Gummer

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food


Sanderson of Bowden

Minister of State, Scottish Office

6th March 1990

Peter Walker

Secretary of State for Wales

6th March 1990

This Order amends the list of diseases to which the provisions of the Diseases of Fish Act 1937, as amended, apply.

The Order amends the definition of "infected" in section 10(1) of the Act by adding infectious salmon anaemia to the list of diseases in that section (article 2).

[1] 1937 c. 33; the definition of "the Minister" in section 10(1) was inserted by section 5 of, and the Schedule, paragraph 8 to, the Diseases of Fish Act 1983 (c. 30). A new section 13 was substituted by section 4(6) of the Diseases of Fish Act 1983. back

[2] The definition of "infected" in section 10(1) was amended by the Diseases of Fish (Definition of "Infected") Order 1984 (S.I. 1984/301) and the Diseases of Fish (Definition of "Infected") Order 1988 (S.I. 1988/195), and in relation to Scotland only, by the Diseases of Fish (Definition of "Infected") (Scotland) Order 1986 (S.I. 1986/213). back