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Keeping fish
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5.—(1) A person who keeps in inland waters, otherwise than under and in accordance with the terms of a permit granted under regulation 6, any fish of a kind to which this regulation applies commits an offence.
(2) This regulation applies to any fish which belongs to a taxonomic order specified in Part 1 of the Schedule and is not of a species specified in Part 2 of the Schedule.
(3) In relation to a protected area, this regulation also applies to fish of any species which would otherwise be absent from that area.
(4) In paragraph (3) a “protected area” is—
(a)a site of special scientific interest, as defined by section 52(1) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981();
(b)a European site or European marine site as defined by regulation 8 of the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2010();
(c)a wetland designated under paragraph 1 of article 2 of the Ramsar Convention, as defined by section 37A(4) and (5) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981().
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