The Diseases of Fish (Control) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2000

Savings and transitional provisions

9.—(1) The amendments made by these Regulations to regulation 5 of the principal Regulations apply only to a notice served under that regulation on or after the date on which the scheme established by the Minister pursuant to Article 6 of the Directive 93/53/EC is approved by the Commission in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 19(2) of that Directive and until that date that regulation shall continue to have effect as if those amendments had not been made.

(2) Where in respect of a notice served under regulation 5 of the principal Regulations prior to the date mentioned in paragraph (1) any fish have for any reason still to be withdrawn from the waters of the farm on that date–

(a) the amendments made by these Regulations to the principal Regulations shall apply in respect of that notice, in so far as it relates to any such fish, as if it was a notice served on or after that date in accordance with regulation 5 of the principal Regulations as amended by these Regulations; and

(b) the Minister shall immediately serve an amended notice accompanied by a copy of the scheme and such directions as to the process of withdrawal and the submission of records as the Minister may consider appropriate.