Part 1

Fish farms and shellfish farms

Sampling

Obtaining samples from fish farms
5A
1
An inspector may take samples of fish, or material from fish, on a fish farm for any of the purposes mentioned in subsection (3).
2
An inspector may require a person who carries on a business of fish farming to provide the inspector with samples of fish, or material from fish, on the fish farm for a purpose mentioned in subsection (3).
3
The purposes are—
a
assisting any investigations into escapes of fish from fish farms that may require to be carried out,
b
analysing the samples mentioned in subsections (1) and (2) for scientific or other research,
c
assessing the impact of—
i
the operations of fish farms on the environment,
ii
escapes of fish from fish farms on stocks of fish other than those on fish farms, and
d
developing methods of tracing the origins of fish that escape from fish farms.
4
This section is without prejudice to sections 4B and 5.
S. 5A and preceding cross-heading inserted (16.9.2013) by Aquaculture and Fisheries (Scotland) Act 2013 (asp 7), ss. 2(3), 66(2) (with s. 65); S.S.I. 2013/249, art. 2