# The Prohibition of Keeping or Release of Live Fish (Specified Species) Order 1998, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order, which is made under section 1 of the Import of Live Fish (England and Wales) Act 1980 (“the Act”), and which comes into force, in relation to fish first kept before 1st November 1998, on 1st May 1999 and, in relation to all other fish, on 1st November 1998, prohibits the keeping or release in England and Wales of any species of fish specified in the Schedule to the Order, except under authority of a licence granted by the Minister.
Section 3 of the Act provides that any person who keeps or releases any of the species of fish listed in the Schedule to this Order without a valid licence or who contravenes the terms of a licence shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale.
A regulatory impact assessment has been prepared in relation to this Order and deposited in the libraries of both Houses of Parliament. Copies may be obtained from:
Fisheries Division IIB
(Aquaculture, Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries)
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
Room 308, Nobel House
17 Smith Square
London SW1P 3JR.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/2409/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/prohibition-of-keeping-or-release-of-live-fish-specified-species-order-1998/note
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