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The Conservation of Salmon (Scotland) Regulations 2016

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1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Conservation of Salmon (Scotland) Regulations 2016 and come into force on 31st March 2016.

(2) In these Regulations—

“fish farming” means the breeding, rearing or cultivating of fish, whether or not for the purpose of producing food for human consumption but does not include fish bred, reared or cultivated in captivity which have later been released to the wild; and

“grid reference” means Ordnance Survey National Grid reference(1);

“salmon” means fish of the species Salmo salar (commonly known as salmon) or any part of such fish and excludes the migratory fish of the species Salmo trutta (commonly known as sea trout) or any part of such fish.

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The National Grid is the map reference system used on all Ordnance Survey maps to identify the position of a feature. Further information may be found at www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk.

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