{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fish-health-regulations-1997/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fish-health-regulations-1997/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1997/1881",
  "legislation_title": "The Fish Health Regulations 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fish-health-regulations-1997",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "RIVER, ENGLAND AND WALES\nRIVER, SCOTLAND\nSALMON AND FRESHWATER FISHERIES\nSEA FISHERIES\nSHELLFISH\nMade 30th July 1997\nLaid before Parliament 30th July 1997\nComing into force 21st August 1997\nThe Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Secretary of State, being Ministers designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to the common agricultural policy of the European Community, acting jointly, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by the said section 2(2), and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 1972/1811."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1972 c. 68."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/1881/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T12:00:08.176448+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."
}