EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations are made in exercise of the powers in the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 to address deficiencies in EU-derived domestic legislation in Scotland arising from the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union.
These Regulations make amendments to subordinate legislation in the fields of aquatic animal health and alien and locally absent species in aquaculture in relation to Scotland.
A Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no significant impact on the private or voluntary sector is foreseen.