The Registration of Fish Farming and Shellfish Farming Businesses Amendment (Scotland) Order 2008

Scottish Statutory Instruments

2008 No. 222

RIVER

SALMON AND FRESHWATER FISHERIES

The Registration of Fish Farming and Shellfish Farming Businesses Amendment (Scotland) Order 2008

Made

4th June 2008

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

5th June 2008

Coming into force

27th June 2008

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 7(1), (2) and (3) of the Diseases of Fish Act 1983(1) and all other powers enabling them to do so.

Citation, commencement and extent

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Registration of Fish Farming and Shellfish Farming Businesses Amendment (Scotland) Order 2008 and comes into force on 27th June 2008.

(2) This Order extends to Scotland only.

Amendment of the Registration of Fish Farming and Shellfish Farming Businesses Order 1985

2.—(1) The Registration of Fish Farming and Shellfish Farming Businesses Order 1985(2) is amended as follows.

(2) For Schedule 4 substitute the Schedule set out in Schedule 1 to this Order.

(3) For Schedule 5 substitute the Schedule set out in Schedule 2 to this Order.

MICHAEL W RUSSELL

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

4th June 2008

Article 2(2)

SCHEDULE 1 Escapes of Fish

Article 4A(2)

“SCHEDULE 4 FARMED FISH ESCAPES – INITIAL NOTIFICATION

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Article 2(3)

SCHEDULE 2 Escapes of Fish

Article 4B(2)

“SCHEDULE 5 FARMED FISH ESCAPES – FINAL NOTIFICATION

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Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Registration of Fish Farming and Shellfish Farming Businesses Order 1985 (“the principal Order”). It substitutes for the forms set out in Schedules 4 and 5 to the principal Order revised forms to be used for the notification of escapes from fish farms.

A Regulatory Impact Assessment has not been carried out as the Order is not expected to have any impact on the cost to businesses.

(1)

1983 c. 30. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46).

(2)

S.I. 1985/1391; amended by S.I. 1994/1447 and 1997/1881 and S.S.I. 2002/193 and 220.