Aquaculture and Fisheries (Scotland) Act 2007

Part 1Fish farms and shellfish farms

1Information about fish farms and shellfish farms

2Information: offences

3Inspections: parasites

4Meaning of parasite in Part 1

Containment and escape: fish

5Inspections: containment and escape of fish

6Enforcement notices

Code of practice

7Code of practice

8Monitoring and enforcement: code of practice

Powers of inspectors and offences

9Powers of inspectors: entry

10Entry: supplementary

11Offences: general

Interpretation of Part 1

12Interpretation: Part 1

Part 2Gyrodactylus salaris: containment and treatment

Order under section 2 of the 1937 Act: additional powers

13Order under section 2 of the 1937 Act: additional powers

Preliminary designation of area by order

14Preliminary designation of area by order

Containment and treatment: additional powers

15Creation of barriers to movement of fish, treatment of waters with chemical agents etc.

16Clearance of certain fish farms

17Gyrodactylus salaris: Scottish Ministers' powers to take other measures

18Gyrodactylus salaris: Scottish Ministers' power to make payments

Part 3Salmon and freshwater fisheries

19Use of gaff, tailer or landing net

21Prohibition against using pike gags and certain keepnets

22Close times for freshwater fish

23Exemption from certain offences

24Freshwater fish conservation regulations

Part 4Sea fisheries

Fixed penalty notices

25Issue of fixed penalty notices

26Content and form of fixed penalty notice

27Amount and payment of fixed penalty

28Effect of payment

29Intimation of non-payment

30Restriction on proceedings and notification of procurator fiscal

31Withdrawal of fixed penalty notice or expiry of period for paying

Miscellaneous

32Amendment of the Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) Act 1967

33Enforcement of Community obligations

Part 5Miscellaneous

34Unauthorised introduction of fish into certain marine waters

35Unauthorised introduction of fish into inland waters

36Payments in respect of fish destroyed

37Payments for certain purposes

38Information about fish farming and shellfish farming: economic, social and environmental aspects

39Crown application

40Offences by bodies corporate etc.

41Minor and consequential amendments

42Ancillary provision

44Interpretation: general

45Short title and commencement

SCHEDULEMinor and consequential amendments

Diseases of Fish Act 1937 (c. 33)

1In the 1937 Act— (a) in section 6—

Acquisition of Land (Authorisation Procedure) (Scotland) Act 1947 (c. 42)

2In section 1(1) of the Acquisition of Land (Authorisation Procedure)...

Sea Fish (Conservation) Act 1967 (c. 84)

3In the Sea Fish (Conservation) Act 1967—

Fisheries Act 1981 (c. 29)

4In section 30 of the Fisheries Act 1981 (enforcement of...

Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 (c. 33)

5In Part 1 of Schedule 8 to the Criminal Justice...

Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 15)

6(1) The 2003 Act is amended as follows.

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Aquaculture and Fisheries (Scotland) Act 2007

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The Bill for this Act of the Scottish Parliament was passed by the Parliament on 1st March 2007 and received Royal Assent on 5th April 2007

An Act of the Scottish Parliament to make provision in relation to fish farms and shellfish farms; in relation to the parasite Gyrodactylus salaris; in relation to salmon and freshwater fisheries and sea fisheries; in relation to payments connected with aquaculture and fisheries; and for connected purposes.