{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/aquaculture-and-fisheries-scotland-act-2007/section-12",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/aquaculture-and-fisheries-scotland-act-2007/section-12.json",
  "legislation": "asp/2007/12",
  "legislation_title": "Aquaculture and Fisheries (Scotland) Act 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/aquaculture-and-fisheries-scotland-act-2007",
  "path": "section/12",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "12",
  "heading": "Interpretation: Part 1",
  "text": "In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires—\n“approved code” means a code of practice approved, for the time being, by an order under section 7; and includes any part or modification of a code of practice so approved;\n“fish” does not include shellfish but otherwise means fish of any kind;\n“ fish farming ” means the keeping of live fish with a view to their sale or to their transfer to other waters; but only where the business involved in that activity is authorised as an aquaculture production business under regulation 6 of the 2009 Regulations ;\n“fish farm” means any place used for the purposes of fish farming;\n“inspector” means a person authorised by the Scottish Ministers to act as an inspector under this Act, either generally or for the particular purpose in question;\n“parasite” has the meaning given by section 4(1);\n“shellfish” includes crustaceans and molluscs of any kind, and includes any brood, ware, half-ware, spat or spawn of shellfish;\n“ shellfish farming ” means the cultivation or propagation of shellfish with a view to their sale or transfer to other waters or land; but only where the business involved in that activity is authorised as an aquaculture production business under regulation 6 of the 2009 Regulations ;\n“shellfish farm” means any place used for the purposes of shellfish farming.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 12 substituted (2.12.2011) by The Aquatic Animal Health (Miscellaneous Modifications) (Scotland) Regulations 2011 (S.S.I. 2011/427), reg. 3(2)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 12 substituted (2.12.2011) by The Aquatic Animal Health (Miscellaneous Modifications) (Scotland) Regulations 2011 (S.S.I. 2011/427), reg. 3(2)(b)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2007/12/section/12",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:15:54.953668+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}