Diseases of Fish Act 1983

1 Importation of live salmon

(1) In the [1937 c. 33.] Diseases of Fish Act 1937 (" the 1937 Act") section 1 (restriction on importation of live fish and eggs of fish) shall be amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (1) (unlawful to import or bring into Great Britain any live fish of the salmon family) there shall be inserted at the beginning " Subject to subsection (6) of this section " .

(3) At the end of the section there shall be inserted—

“(6) Subsection (1) of this section shall not apply to any fish of a description specified in an order made by the Minister under this subsection.

(7) The description may be made by reference to species, place of origin or any other factor.

(8) Where an order under subsection (6) of this section has effect in relation to any fish, subsections (2) to (5) of this section shall have effect as if it were a freshwater fish.

(9) The power to make an order under subsection (6) of this section shall be exercisable by statutory instrument, and no such order shall be made unless a draft of the order has been laid before and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament.

(10) An order under subsection (6) of this section may be varied or revoked by a subsequent order made under that subsection.”