The Diseases of Fish Act 1983 (Commencement) Order 1984

• Citation: S.I. 1984/302
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Citation and interpretation

(1) This order may be cited as the Diseases of Fish Act 1983 (Commencement) Order 1984.

(2) In this order “ the Act ” means the Diseases of Fish Act 1983 and “ the 1937 Act ” means the Diseases of Fish Act 1937 .

Section 2 Appointed day

The Act shall come into force on 1st April 1984.

Section 3 Transitional provisions

In the application of this order to Scotland and subject to section 11(5) of the Act, any order made, and anything done, under section 2 of the 1937 Act and having effect immediately before the coming into force of the Act shall have effect as if made or done under the said section 2 as amended by the Act, and for the purpose of this article any reference in any such order to an area declared to be an infected area shall be treated as if it were a reference to an area designated by an order under the said section 2 as amended by the Act.