Regulation 23 Obligation to notify in case of suspicion of a listed disease or increased mortality

(1)

A relevant person is guilty of an offence if that person–

(a)

knows or suspects that a listed disease is present in aquatic animals; and

(b)

fails immediately to notify the competent authority of that knowledge or suspicion.

(2)

A relevant person is guilty of an offence if that person–

(a)

knows or suspects that increased mortality has occurred or is occurring in aquaculture animals; and

(b)

fails immediately to notify the competent authority or a veterinarian of that knowledge or suspicion.

(3)

In this regulation “relevant person” means–

(a)

the owner of, or any person attending, those aquatic animals;

(b)

any person accompanying those aquaculture animals during transport;

(c)

any veterinarian, or other professional, involved in providing aquatic animal health services to those aquatic animals;

(d)

any other person with an occupational relationship to those aquatic animals of susceptible species or to products of such animals.