[F1PART 3AQUARANTINE

Vector species

21B.—(1) An aquaculture animal intended for farming or restocking may only be introduced into a part of Scotland which has been declared free of a disease for which that animal is a vector if it—

(a)originates from—

(i)a constituent GB territory, or a zone or compartment thereof, declared free of that disease;

(ii)Northern Ireland, or a zone or a compartment thereof, declared free of that disease in accordance with Article 49 or Article 50 of the EU Directive; or

(iii)the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man or a third country, where the competent authority has consented to its introduction; or

(b)has been, or will be, held in quarantine facilities in accordance with the requirements of Commission Decision 2008/946/EC.

(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(a)(iii), consent may only be given if the competent authority is satisfied that the aquaculture animal concerned is free of the relevant disease.

(3) In this regulation, an aquaculture animal is a vector for a disease if it [F2is of a species listed as a vector for that disease in a document published under Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008 and fulfils the conditions set out in that document.]]