# The Aquatic Animal Health (Scotland) Regulations 2009, Regulation 31: Withdrawal of a confirmed designation


(1) The competent authority must withdraw a confirmed designation when it is satisfied that the listed disease or the emerging disease is not present in the confirmed designation area.
(2) Where the confirmed designation area comprises the whole of Scotland, the competent authority may only withdraw the confirmed designation in the circumstances described in paragraph (1) in respect of that part or those parts of Scotland where the disease is not present.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2009/85/regulation/31 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/aquatic-animal-health-scotland-regulations-2009/regulation-31
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