Section 37 Import of live fish.C1

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

The M1Import of Live Fish (Scotland) Act 1978 and the M2Import of Live Fish (England and Wales) Act 1980 shall be amended as follows.

(2)

In section 1(3) of each Act (matters capable of being authorised by licence) for the words “or keep” there shall be substituted the words “ keep or release ” and in section 3(1)(a)(ii) of each Act for the words “or keeping”, in both places, there shall be substituted the words “ keeping or release ”.

(3)

In section 2(1) of each Act (powers of entry) the words “a police constable” shall be omitted.

(4)

In section 3(3) of each Act (duty of court to order forfeiture on conviction of offence) for the word “shall” there shall be substituted the word “ may ”.

Annotations

Marginal citations

M1: 1978 c. 35.
M2: 1980 c. 27.

Modifications

C1: The text of s. 3(6), 19–26, 28, 29, 35(2)–(7), 36(2), 37–39, 45, 46(2), Sch. 1 para. 10, Sch. 3 para. 8(2)(3), Sch. 5 is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.