Regulation 5 Keeping fishI1
England and Wales
A person who keeps in inland waters, otherwise than under and in accordance with a permit granted under regulation 6, any fish of a kind to which this regulation applies commits an offence.
This regulation applies to any fish which belongs to a taxonomic order specified in Part 1 of the Schedule and is not of a species specified in Part 2 of the Schedule.
In relation to a protected area, this regulation also applies to fish of any species which would otherwise be absent from that area.
In paragraph (3) a “protected area” (“ardal warchodedig”) is—
a site of special scientific interest, as defined by section 52(1) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981f1;
a European site or European marine site as defined by regulation 8 of F1the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017;
a wetland designated under paragraph 1 of article 2 of the Ramsar Convention, as defined by section 37A(4) and (5) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981f2.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in reg. 5(4)(ii) substituted (30.11.2017) by The Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1012), reg. 1(2), Sch. 6 para. 43(a)
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Footnotes
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1981 c.69. Relevant amendments to section 52(1) were made by section 75(1) of, and paragraphs 5(1) and, (2) of Schedule 9 to, the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 (c. 37).
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Section 37A was inserted by section 77 of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 (c.37).