F1PART 3AQUARANTINE
Vector species21B
1
An aquaculture animal intended for farming or restocking may only be introduced into a part of Scotland which has been declared free of a disease for which that animal is a vector if it—
a
originates from—
i
a constituent GB territory, or a zone or compartment thereof, declared free of that disease;
ii
Northern Ireland, or a zone or a compartment thereof, declared free of that disease in accordance with Article 49 or Article 50 of the EU Directive; or
iii
the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man or a third country, where the competent authority has consented to its introduction; or
b
has been, or will be, held in quarantine facilities in accordance with the requirements of Commission Decision 2008/946/EC.
2
For the purposes of paragraph (1)(a)(iii), consent may only be given if the competent authority is satisfied that the aquaculture animal concerned is free of the relevant disease.
3
In this regulation, an aquaculture animal is a vector for a disease if it is of a species appearing in Column 2 of the table in Annex 1 to Regulation (EC) No. 1251/2008 opposite the reference to the disease in Column 1, and it fulfils the conditions set out in Columns 3 and 4 of that table.
Pt. 3A inserted and immediately substituted (31.12.2020) by The Aquaculture and Fisheries (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/393), regs. 1(2)(3), 2(4), 3(5)