§ Mr. MaclennanTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he has any plans to amend the Control of Pollution Act 1974 to enhance the powers of the river purification boards to control pollution from cage fish farms.
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton[holding answer 22 December 1988]: Discharges from fish farms are regarded as trade effluents and are subject to control by the river purification authorities under the consent provisions of section 34 of the Control of Pollution Act 1974. We propose to clarify the application of these provisions to fish farms in forthcoming legislation.