Aquaculture and Fisheries (Scotland) Act 2007 Explanatory Notes

1. Introduction

2. Definitions

3. The Act

   1. Part 1: Fish Farms and Shellfish Farms

      1. Information

         1. Section 1 – Information about fish farms and shellfish farms

         2. Section 2 – Information: offences

      2. Parasites

         1. Section 3 – Inspections: parasites

         2. Section 4 – Meaning of parasite in Part 1

      3. Containment and escape: fish

         1. Section 5 – Inspections: containment and escape of fish

      4. Enforcement

         1. Section 6 – Enforcement notices

      5. Code of practice

         1. Section 7 – Code of practice

         2. Section 8 – Monitoring and enforcement: code of practice

      6. Powers of inspectors and offences

         1. Section 9 – Powers of inspectors: entry

         2. Section 10 – Entry: supplementary

         3. Section 11 – Offences: general

      7. Interpretation of Part 1

         1. Section 12 – Interpretation: Part 1

   2. Part 2: Gyrodactylus Salaris:  Containment and Treatment

      1. Order under section 2 of the 1937 Act: additional powers

         1. Section 13 – Order under section 2 of the 1937 Act: additional powers

      2. Preliminary designation of area by order

         1. Section 14 – Preliminary designation of area by order

      3. Containment and treatment: additional powers

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

         2. Section 16 – Clearance of certain fish farms

         3. Section 17 – Gyrodactylus salaris: Scottish Ministers’ powers to take other measures

         4. Section 18 – Gyrodactylus salaris: Scottish Ministers’ power to make payments

   3. Part 3: Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries

      1. Salmon and freshwater fisheries

         1. Section 19 – Use of gaff, tailer or landing net

         2. Section 20 – Rod and line

         3. Section 21 – Prohibition against using pike gags and certain keepnets

         4. Section 22 – Close times for freshwater fish

         5. Section 23 – Exemption from certain offences

         6. Section 24 – Freshwater fish conservation regulations

   4. Part 4:  Sea Fisheries

      1. Fixed penalty notices

         1. Section 25 – Issue of fixed penalty notices

         2. Section 26 – Content and form of fixed penalty notice

         3. Section 27 – Amount and payment of fixed penalty

         4. Section 28 – Effect of payment

         5. Section 29 – Intimation of non-payment

         6. Section 30 – Restriction on proceedings and notification of procurator fiscal

         7. Section 31 – Withdrawal of a fixed penalty notice or expiry of period for paying

      2. Miscellaneous

         1. Section 32 – Amendment of the Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) Act 1967

         2. Section 33 – Enforcement of Community obligations

   5. Part 5: Miscellaneous

      1. Section 34 – Unauthorised introduction of fish into certain marine waters

      2. Section 35 – Unauthorised introduction of fish into inland waters

      3. Section 36 – Payments in respect of fish destroyed

      4. Section 37 – Payments for certain purposes

      5. Section 38 – Information about fish farming and shellfish farming:  economic, social and environmental aspects

   6. Part 6: General

      1. Section 39 – Crown application

      2. Section 40 – Offences by bodies corporate etc.

      3. Section 41 – Minor and consequential amendments

      4. Section 42 – Ancillary provision

      5. Section 43 – Orders

   7. Schedule – Minor and consequential amendments

4. Parliamentary History