Crayfish

HC Deb 22 June 1984 vol 62 c311W

Mr. Onslow

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what powers he has to control the import of live crayfish.

Mr. MacGregor

Under section 10 of the Animal Health Act 1981, we have powers to control, by order, the import of, inter alia, live crayfish for the purpose of preventing the introduction into or spreading within Great Britain of disease.

Under section 1 of the Import of Live Fish (England and Wales) Act 1980, we have powers to control, by order, on ecological grounds, the import into England and Wales of, inter alia, live crayfish of a species not native to England and Wales.