1986 No. 538
RIVER, ENGLAND AND WALES RIVER, SCOTLANDSALMON AND FRESHWATER FISHERIES
The Diseases of Fish (Amendment) Regulations 1986
Made 12th March 1986
Coming into Operation 17th March 1986

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 9 of the Diseases of Fish Act 1937, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following regulations:—
the definition of “the Minister” in section 10(1) was inserted by section 5 of and paragraph 8 of the Schedule to the Diseases of Fish Act 1983 (c.30).

1 Title and commencement
These regulations may be cited as the Diseases of Fish (Amendment) Regulations 1986, and shall come into operation on 17th March 1986.

2 Variation of the Diseases of Fish Regulations 1984
The Schedule contained in the Schedule to these regulations shall be substituted for Schedule 1 to the Diseases of Fish Regulations 1984.
In Witness whereof the Official Seal of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is hereunto affixed on 3rd March 1986.
J. C. Edwards Assistant Secretary
I. M. Whitelaw Assistant Secretary Scottish Office 12th March 1986
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales.
G. Owen Assistant Secretary Welsh Office 10th March 1986
SCHEDULE

“SCHEDULE 1

FORM OF LICENCE TO IMPORT LIVE FISH OR EGGS OF FISH THE DISEASES OF FISH ACT 1937
Regulation 2”

Regulation 2

EXPLANATORY NOTE
These regulations amend the Diseases of Fish Regulations 1984 by substituting a new schedule for Schedule 1 to those regulations, which contains the form of licence to import live fish or eggs of fish. The new schedule amends the form of licence so as to provide for the granting of licences for the importation of live fish of the salmon family as well as of live freshwater fish and live eggs of fish of the salmon family or of freshwater fish, if there is in force an order under section 1(6) of the Diseases of Fish Act 1937. Some drafting amendments to the form of licence are also made.