2007 No. 864
RIVER, ENGLAND and wales
SALMON AND FRESHWATER FISHERIES
The Diseases of Fish (England and Wales) Order 2007
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 13(1) of the Diseases of Fish Act 19371, makes the following Order.
Title, extent and commencement1.
This Order may be cited as the Diseases of Fish (England and Wales) Order 2007; it extends to England and Wales and comes into force on 6th April 2007.
Amendment of definition of “infected” in Diseases of Fish Act 19372.
In the definition of “infected” in section 10(1) of the Diseases of Fish Act 19372, after “infectious salmon anaemia (ISA),” insert “Koi Herpesvirus Disease,”.
Ben Bradshaw
Minister of State
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
Article 2 of this Order amends the list of diseases in section 10(1) of the Diseases of Fish Act 1937 by adding Koi Herpesvirus Disease.
A full regulatory impact assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on the costs of business and the voluntary sector has been placed in the library of both Houses of Parliament, and copies may be obtained from the Aquatic Animal Health Team, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Area 108, 1A page Street, London SW1P 4PQ.