{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fish-farming-code-of-practice-scotland-order-2021/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fish-farming-code-of-practice-scotland-order-2021/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "ssi/2021/340",
  "legislation_title": "The Fish Farming Code of Practice (Scotland) Order 2021",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fish-farming-code-of-practice-scotland-order-2021",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Aquaculture\nFish Farming\nMade 23rd September 2021\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 27th September 2021\nComing into force 22nd November 2021\nThe Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 7(1) and (2) of the Aquaculture and Fisheries (Scotland) Act 2007 and all other powers enabling them to do so.\nIn accordance with section 7(1) and (2) of that Act, this Order is made for the purposes of—\n(a) giving practical guidance to persons who carry on a business of fish farming, and\n(b) promoting what appear to the Scottish Ministers to be desirable practices by such persons,\nwith respect to the containment of fish on fish farms, and the prevention of escape of fish from fish farms.\nIn accordance with section 7(4) of that Act, the Scottish Ministers have consulted such persons as they considered appropriate.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2007 asp 12."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2021/340/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T20:54:02.698489+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."
}