UK Offence Report

The Alien and Locally Absent Species in Aquaculture (England and Wales) Regulations 2011

UK Statutory Instrument 2011 No. 2292 — creates 2 criminal offences.

2offences created
0recorded in force
0revoked
Made
12 September 2011
In force from
10 October 2011
Extent
Not stated
Subject
Miscellaneous
Made under
(EC) No 708/2007, European Communities Act 1972, Schedule 2 to, the European Communities Act 1972

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of these Regulations) — published with the instrument by the department that made it. © Crown copyright, reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

These Regulations implement Council Regulation (EC) No 708/2007 (OJ No L 168, 28.6.2007, p.1) concerning use of alien and locally absent species in aquaculture. Regulation 4 requires the Secretary of State to review the operation and effect of these Regulations and lay a report before Parliament within five years after they come into force and within every five years after that. Part 2 of the Regulations deals with permits (regulation 5), environmental risk assessments (regulation 9), contingency plans (regulation 10) and monitoring (regulation 11). It also makes provision for the movement of species listed in Annex IV to Council Regulation 708/2007 and locally absent species from within the United Kingdom to be restricted (regulations 6 to 8). Part 3 gives enforcement powers to inspectors and makes provision for appeals. A person found guilty of an offence under these Regulations is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or on conviction on indictment to an unlimited fine (regulation 23). A full impact assessment has been produced and placed in the library of each House of Parliament. It is available on the Defra website at www.defra.gov.uk. A copy can be obtained from the Welsh Assembly Government, Cathays Park, Cardiff CF10 3NQ.

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