Section 10: Disease outbreak
consolidated text (as at 2015, amended since). juris shows the text as it was consolidated; it does not confirm that this is the law in force today.
10. Disease outbreak
(1) Any fish farm operator shall, within 24 hours of the outbreak of any
disease in his fish farm, inform the Permanent Secretary of such outbreak.
(2) Where the Permanent Secretary is given information under subsection
(1) and is satisfied that a fish farm has been affected by a disease, he may
direct the fish farm operator to—
(a) take such measures he considers appropriate to control the disease and prevent its spreading further;
(b) remove and destroy any fish affected by the disease;
(c) disinfect the fish farm; and
(d) take such other measures as may be required.
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Fisheries and Marine Resources Act
PART IV – CONTROL OF FISHING ACTIVITIES