1.—(1) The title of this Order is the Prohibition of Keeping or Release of Live Fish (Specified Species) (Wales) Order 2015 and it comes into force on 27 February 2015.
(2) Subject to paragraph (3), this Order applies in relation to Wales.
(3) Article 4(c) applies in relation to Wales and “Wales” (“Cymru”), for the purposes of this paragraph only, has the same meaning as it has by virtue of section 158(1) of the Government of Wales Act 2006(1).
(4) This Order does not apply in relation to the introduction of any live fish by a person who has been —
(a)issued with a permit under Council Regulation (EC) No. 708/2007(2) concerning use of alien and locally absent species in aquaculture, or
(b)served with a notice under regulation 7(2)(b) or (3)(b) (notices permitting movement) of the Alien and Locally Absent Species in Aquaculture (England and Wales) Regulations 2011(3).
(5) This Order does not apply to the keeping or release of live fish in inland waters.
2006 c.32. There are amendments to section 158 which are not relevant to this Order.
O.J. No L 168, 28.06.07, p.1 as last amended by Regulation (EU) No 304/2011, O.J. No L 88, 4.4.2011, p. 1.