Act No. 54 of 1997 to prescribe measures in respect of fish and other aquatic animal disease.

The scope of the present Act is to prevent, limit and eradicate infectious diseases in fish and other aquatic animals. The 33 sections are divided into 5 chapters: Scope, application sphere and definitions (1); General obligations (2); Measures for the prevention of disease, identification of installations, etc. (3); Specific measures for the limitation and eradication of disease (4); Other provisions (5). The general duties of chapter 2 include notification of diseases and the duty to prevent their spreading to the extent possible. Chapter 3 specifies various measures for controlling diseases, including; approval of aquaculture installations (sect. 7); the power of the King to establish quarantine areas (sect. 9); restrictions placed on importation and exportation (sect. 11); vaccination (sect. 13); transportation and storage of living and dead fish, food for fish, etc. (sect. 19); killing of fish (sects. 20 and 21); measures against spreading of diseases in fish breeding installations (sect. 23); measures against spreading of diseases of non-captive fish (sect. 24).