Fish Health Regulations 1998 (S.R. No. 310 of 1998). Country/Territory United Kingdom Territorial subdivision Northern Ireland Document type Regulation Date 1998 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Food & nutrition, Fisheries Keyword Aquaculture Mariculture Fish disease Quarantine Enforcement/compliance Offences/penalties Animal health Processing/handling Transport/storage Fish products Internal trade International trade Standards Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Entry into force notes These Regulations entered into force on 16 October, 1998. Abstract The Regulations: (a) prohibit the placing on the market of aquaculture animals and products unless certain requirements relating to their health status are met (reg. 3); (b) prohibit the transport of aquaculture animals unless certain requirements relating to the welfare of the aquaculture animals and the prevention of the spread of disease are met (reg. 4); (c) prohibit the despatch of aquaculture animals and products unless requirements as to identification of the aquaculture animals and products are met (reg. 5); (d) contain certain requirements concerning movement documents for aquaculture animals and products (reg. 6); (e) prohibit the introduction into Northern Ireland from elsewhere in the European Community of live fish, eggs and gametes except for tropical fish kept permanently in aquaria (regulation 7 and Schedule 2) and live molluscs, eggs and gametes (reg. 9 and Schedule 4) unless they are accompanied by appropriate movement documents;(f) prohibit the introduction into Northern Ireland from elsewhere in the European Community of certain dead fish which have not been eviscerated unless they come from areas of appropriate fish health status (reg. 8 and Schedule 3); (g) set out the requirement for quarantine of certain introductions of wild fish, molluscs and crustacea from the deep sea (reg. 10); (h) prohibit the export to other parts of the European Community of aquaculture animals and products from Northern Ireland unless they are accompanied by appropriate movement documents where required pursuant to Council Directive 91/67/EC (reg. 11); (i) require the notification of certain diseases (reg. 12 and Schedule 1). Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk References - Legislation Implements Council Directive 91/67/EEC concerning the animal health conditions governing the placing on the market of aquaculture animals and products. Legislation | European Union | 1991 Keyword: Aquaculture, Fish disease, Transport/storage, Internal trade, Animal health, Standards, Fish products, Processing/handling, Inspection, Food quality control/food safety Source: FAO, FAOLEX Council Directive 95/70/EC introducing minimum Community measures for the control of certain diseases affecting bivalve molluscs. Legislation | European Union | 1995 Keyword: Aquaculture, Mariculture, Fish disease, Fish products, Molluscs, Animal health Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Fish Health (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 (S.R. No. 183 of 2008). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2008 Keyword: Aquaculture, Mariculture, Fish disease, Quarantine, Offences/penalties, Animal health, Fish products, Internal trade, Transport/storage Source: FAO, FAOLEX Fish Health (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 (S.R. No. 330 of 2005). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2005 Keyword: Aquaculture, Mariculture, Fish disease, Quarantine, Offences/penalties, Animal health, Fish products, Internal trade, Transport/storage Source: FAO, FAOLEX