This is the original version (as it was originally enacted).
(1)Section 10(1) of the 1937 Act (interpretation) shall be amended as mentioned in subsections (2) to (4) below.
(2)The following shall be inserted at the appropriate places—
“' business of fish farming ' means business of keeping live fish (whether or not for profit) with a view to their sale or to their transfer to' other waters ;”
“' cage ' means any structure for containing live fish;”
“' district board' has the same meaning as in the Salmon Fisheries (Scotland) Acts 1828 to 1868 ;”
“' fish ' does not include shellfish but otherwise means fish of any kind ;”
“' inland waters ' means waters within Great Britain which do not form part of the sea or of any creek, bay or estuary or of any river as far as the tide flows ;”
“' marine waters ' means waters (other than inland waters) within the seaward limits of the territorial sea adjacent to Great Britain;”
“' shellfish ' includes crustaceans and molluscs of any kind;”.
(3)In the definition of " fish farm " the words " of the salmon family, live freshwater fish " shall be omitted and in the definition of " waters " the words " of the salmon family or live freshwater fish " shall be omitted.
(4)In the definition of " land " for " water " there shall be substituted " inland waters " , and in the definition of " occupier " for "any waters" there shall be substituted " any inland waters " .
(5)In section 10(2) of the 1937 Act (" occupier ") for " any waters " (in both places) there shall be substituted " any inland waters " .
(6)For section 13 of the 1937 Act (power to extend Act by Order in Council to other diseases) there shall be substituted—
(1)The Minister may by order add to or remove any disease for the time being set out in the definition of ' infected ' in section 10(1) of this Act.
(2)The power to make an order under this section shall be exercisable by statutory instrument subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.”
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