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Scottish Statutory Instruments
Aquaculture
Fish Farming
Shellfish
Made
17th June 2014
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
18th June 2014
Coming into force
23rd August 2014
The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 11(1) of the Aquaculture and Fisheries (Scotland) Act 2013(1) and all other powers enabling them to do so.
1. This Order may be cited as the Aquaculture and Fisheries (Scotland) Act 2013 (Specification of Commercially Damaging Species) Order 2014 and comes into force on 23rd August 2014.
2. For the purposes of Chapter 3 of Part 1 of the Aquaculture and Fisheries (Scotland) Act 2013 Mytilus trossulus(2) is specified as a commercially damaging species.
PAUL WHEELHOUSE
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew's House,
Edinburgh
17th June 2014
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order specifies Mytilus trossulus, a form of mussel, as a commercially damaging species for the purposes of chapter 3 of Part 1 of the Aquaculture and Fisheries (Scotland) Act 2013 ("the Act"). Chapter 3 of Part 1 of the Act makes provision concerning the notification and control of such species. Failure to notify the presence of a commercially damaging species in accordance with section 15(1) or (2) of the Act is an offence.
A Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment has been prepared and a copy is available from Marine Scotland, Victoria Quay, Leith, Edinburgh, EH6 6QQ and online at www.legislation.gov.uk.
Mytilus trossulus is a species of mussel.