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Keeping and Introduction of Fish (England and River Esk Catchment Area) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 10 of 2015).

Country/Territory
United Kingdom
Territorial subdivision
England
Document type
Regulation
Date
2015
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Fisheries
Keyword
Alien species Freshwater fishes Stock enhancement/repopulation Aquaculture International trade Authorization/permit Offences/penalties Fishery management and conservation
Geographical area
Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Abstract

These Regulations control the keeping and introduction of fish in inland waters in England and a part of Scotland (catchment area of the River Esk). They provide that it is an offence to introduce any fish into inland waters, to keep certain types of fish (the fish that belong to a taxonomic order specified in Part 1 of the Schedule but are not of a species specified in Part 2 of the Schedule) in inland waters, or to keep of any kind of fish in protected areas where those fish would otherwise be absent, other than in accordance with a permit granted under these Regulations by the Environment Agency. The Agency may attach conditions to permits to introduce fish or to keep fish and a list of purposes for which, or matters in relation to which, conditions may in particular be imposed is specified. The Agency also may serve a notice on any person who is the owner or occupier of inland waters requiring that person to remove and dispose of fish, if the fish have been introduced into the water or kept in contravention of the Regulations. Generally aquaculture production businesses are excluded from the scope of these Regulations.

Full text
English
Website
www.opsi.gov.uk

References - Legislation

Implements

Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (Cap. 23).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2009

Keyword: Fishery management and conservation, Marine fisheries, Inland fisheries, Enforcement/compliance, Coastal zone management, Land-use planning, Basic legislation, Policy/planning, Maritime zone, Territorial sea, EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone, Sovereignty, Marine area, Marine protected areas, Protected area

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Invasive Alien Species (Enforcement and Permitting) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 527 of 2019).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2019

Keyword: Aquaculture, Alien species, Freshwater fishes, Offences/penalties, Animal production, Plant protection, Ecosystem preservation, Enforcement/compliance, International trade, Wild fauna, Wild flora

Source: FAO, FAOLEX