This Order amends the Prohibition of Keeping or Release of Live Fish (Specified Species) (England) Order 2014 (“the principal Order”) by limiting the application of that Order in two ways. Firstly, the effect of the amendment made by article 2(2) is that the principal Order no longer applies to the keeping or release of fish in “inland waters”. The waters to which the principal Order still applies include water such as certain garden ponds, aquariums and some fish farms. Secondly, the effect of the amendment made by article 2(4) is that the requirement to obtain a licence only applies in relation to freshwater fish. This excludes the marine species belonging to the taxonomic orders listed in the Schedule from the application of the Order.

Article 2(5) of this Order replaces the table in Part 1 of the Schedule to the principal Order. The new table makes technical corrections to the common names of certain fish that are listed in the second column.

The Explanatory Memorandum is available on the Defra website at www.gov.uk and is published alongside the instrument on www.legislation.gov.uk.