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The Alien and Locally Absent Species in Aquaculture (Scotland) Regulations 2015

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Citation, commencement and extentS

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Alien and Locally Absent Species in Aquaculture (Scotland) Regulations 2015 and come into force on 3rd April 2015.

(2) These Regulations extend to Scotland only.

Commencement Information

I1Reg. 1 in force at 3.4.2015, see reg. 1(1)

InterpretationS

2.—(1) In these Regulations—

“an Annex IV species” means any species listed in Annex IV to Council Regulation 708/2007, as amended from time to time;

“aquaculture facility” includes an open and a closed aquaculture facility;

“Council Regulation 708/2007” means Council Regulation (EC) No 708/2007 concerning use of alien and locally absent species in aquaculture;

“inspector” means any person authorised by the competent authority to be an inspector for the purposes of these Regulations;

“permit” means a permit applied for and issued under Council Regulation 708/2007; and

“Scotland” includes so much of the internal waters and territorial sea of the United Kingdom as are adjacent to Scotland.

(2) Expressions used in these Regulations which are also used in Council Regulation 708/2007 have the same meaning in these Regulations as they do in that Regulation.

(3) A reference in these Regulations to anything done in writing or produced in written form includes a reference to an electronic communication, as defined in section 15(1) of the Electronic Communications Act 2000(1) which has been recorded in written form and is capable of being reproduced in that form.

Commencement Information

I2Reg. 2 in force at 3.4.2015, see reg. 1(1)

Competent authorityS

3.  The Scottish Ministers are designated as the competent authority for the purposes of Article 5 of Council Regulation 708/2007.

Commencement Information

I3Reg. 3 in force at 3.4.2015, see reg. 1(1)

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2000 c.7, as amended by paragraph 158 of Schedule 17 to the Communications Act 2003 (c.21).

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