Fish Health Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998

Regulations 2 and 4

SCHEDULE 5

Part I Requirements for Water Station

1.  The hygienic properties of the water available for changing must be such as not to alter the health situation of the species transported with regard to the agents of the diseases referred to in Schedule 1.

2.  These facilities shall contain devices designed to prevent any contamination of the host environment:

• either by facilitating disinfection of the water, or

• by ensuring that release of this water does not under any circumstances entail direct discharge into tidal or inland waters.

Regulations 2 and 9

Part II Requirements for Storage Centre

The storage centre shall treat and disinfect all water which leaves the storage centre so as to prevent any contamination of the host environment.