Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the list of diseases to which the provisions of the Diseases of Fish Act 1937, as amended, apply.
The Order amends the definition of “infected” in section 10(1) of the Act by adding gyrodactyliasis caused by the parasite Gyrodactylus salaris to the list of diseases in that section (article 2).
The Order revokes the Diseases of Fish Order 1966, which has ceased to have effect (article 3).