Article 1 Title, commencement and application

England and Wales

(1)

This Order—

(a)

may be cited as the Prohibition of Keeping or Release of Live Fish (Specified Species) (England) Order 2014;

(b)

comes into force on 17th February 2014; and

(c)

applies in relation to England.

(2)

This Order does not apply in relation to the introduction of any live fish by a person who has been—

(a)

issued with a permit under Council Regulation (EC) No. 708/2007^f1 concerning use of alien and locally absent species in aquaculture, or

(b)

served with a notice under regulation 7(2)(b) or (3)(b) (notices permitting movement) of the Alien and Locally Absent Species in Aquaculture (England and Wales) Regulations 2011^f2.

F1(3)

This Order does not apply to the keeping or release of live fish in inland waters

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Art. 1(3) inserted (19.1.2014) by The Prohibition of Keeping or Release of Live Fish (Specified Species) (England) (Amendment) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/3342), arts. 1(1)(b), 2(2)

Footnotes

f1: O.J. No. L 168, 28.06.07 p.1, as last amended by Regulation (EU) No. 304/2011, O.J. No L 88, 4.4.2011, p. 1.
f2: S.I. 2011/2292.