The Prohibition of Keeping or Release of Live Fish (Specified Species) (Amendment) (England) Order 2003

Statutory Instruments

2003 No. 25

RIVER, ENGLAND

SALMON AND FRESHWATER FISHERIES

The Prohibition of Keeping or Release of Live Fish (Specified Species) (Amendment) (England) Order 2003

Made

9th January 2003

Laid before Parliament

9th January 2003

Coming into force

3rd February 2003

The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, in exercise of the powers conferred on her by section 1(1) of the Import of Live Fish (England and Wales) Act 1980(1) and of all other powers enabling her in that behalf; and, in accordance with section 1(2) of that Act, after consultation with English Nature and the Countryside Council for Wales and such other persons as she considers appropriate; and being of the opinion that the species of live fish to which this Order applies might compete with, displace, prey or harm the habitat of any freshwater fish, shellfish or salmon in England, hereby makes the following Order:

(1)

1980 c. 27; section 1(2) was amended by the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (c. 4), section 132(1)(a) and Schedule 9, paragraph 8; section 1(3) was amended by the Fisheries Act 1981 (c. 24), section 37(2); see section 4 for definitions of “fish” and “shellfish”; the function of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food under section 1(1) was transferred to the Secretary of State by article 2(2) of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Dissolution) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/794).