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Paragraph 2 The Prohibition of Keeping of Live Fish (Crayfish) Order 1996I1

United Kingdom

(1)

The Prohibition of Keeping of Live Fish (Crayfish) Order 1996 M1 is amended as follows.

(2)

For article 1(2), substitute—

“(2)

In this Order “crayfish” means a freshwater decapod crustacean of the Families Astacidae, Cambaridae or Parastacidae, other than the species—

(a)

Austropotamobius pallipes (commonly known as the Atlantic stream, or white-clawed, crayfish);

(b)

Orconectes limosus (commonly known as the spiny-cheek crayfish);

(c)

Orconectes virilis (commonly known as the virile crayfish);

(d)

Pacifastacus leniusculus (commonly known as the signal crayfish);

(e)

Procambarus clarkii (commonly known as the red swamp crayfish); and

(f)

Procambarus fallax f. virginalis (commonly known as the marbled crayfish).”.

(3)

In article 2—

(a)

in paragraph (1), omit the words “(2) and”;

(b)

omit paragraph (2).

(4)

Omit the Schedule.

Annotations

Marginal citations

M1

S.I. 1996/1104, amended by section 73(2) of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 (c. 37); S.I. 1996/1374 and 2011/2292.

Commencement

I1

Sch. 4 para. 2 in force at 1.12.2019, see art. 1(1)