# The Invasive Alien Species (Enforcement and Permitting) Order 2019, Paragraph 2: The Prohibition of Keeping of Live Fish (Crayfish) Order 1996

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) The Prohibition of Keeping of Live Fish (Crayfish) Order 1996 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/527/schedule/4/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/invasive-alien-species-enforcement-and-permitting-order-2019/schedule-4/paragraph-2
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