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RIVER, SCOTLAND

Made 9th April 1996

Laid before Parliament 17th April 1996

Coming into force 29th May 1996

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 1 of the Import of Live Fish (Scotland) Act 1978f1 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, having consulted Scottish Natural Heritage and such other persons as he considers appropriate and being of the opinion that the species of fish to which the Order applies might compete with, displace, prey on or harm the habitat of freshwater fish or salmon in Scotland, hereby makes the following Order—

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1978 c. 35; section 1(2) was amended by the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (c. 43), Schedule 9, paragraph 7 and the Natural Heritage (Scotland) Act 1991 (c. 28), Schedule 2 paragraph 6 and section 1(3) was amended by the Fisheries Act 1981 (c. 24), section 37(2).