{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fish-health-regulations-1997/regulation-15",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fish-health-regulations-1997/regulation-15.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1997/1881",
  "legislation_title": "The Fish Health Regulations 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fish-health-regulations-1997",
  "path": "regulation/15",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "15",
  "heading": "Powers of veterinary inspector",
  "text": "(1) Subject to regulation 10 of the Animals and Animal Products (Import and Export) Regulations 1995 and regulation 13 of the Products of Animal Origin (Import and Export) Regulations 1996 a veterinary inspector shall have the powers set out in this regulation.\n(2) A veterinary inspector shall, on producing, if required to do so, some duly anthenticated document showing his authority, have the right at all reasonable hours to enter any land or premises for the purposes of ascertaining whether there is or has been on the premises any contravention of these Regulations.\n(3) A veterinary inspector shall have powers to carry out all checks and examinations necessary for the enforcement of these Regulations, and in particular may—\n(a) carry out inspections of any premises;\n(b) take samples of or from aquaculture animals or aquaculture products;\n(c) examine relevant documentary or computer material.\n(4) A veterinary inspector shall have powers to make such inspections and take such samples as may be necessary to carry out the health inspections, sampling plans and diagnostic methods established by Directive 91/67/EEC or Directive 95/70/EC.\n(5) A veterinary inspector entering any premises under these Regulations may take with him such persons, equipment and vehicles as are necessary for the purpose of facilitating the exercise of his powers under these Regulations.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 1995/2428; the only relevant amending instrument is S.I. 1996/1111."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "S.I. 1996/3124."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "substituted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2001/409",
      "affecting_title": "The Fish Health Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2001"
    },
    {
      "type": "words omitted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2001/409",
      "affecting_title": "The Fish Health Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2001"
    },
    {
      "type": "inserted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2001/409",
      "affecting_title": "The Fish Health Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2001"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/1881/regulation/15",
    "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."
}