The Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) (Scotland) Order 1999
Food safety
Water pollution
King's Printer for Scotland
2016-08-25
PUBLIC HEALTH;CONTAMINATION OF FOOD
This Order contains emergency prohibitions restricting various activities in order to prevent human consumption of food rendered unsuitable for that purpose by virtue of shellfish having been affected by the toxin which causes amnesic shellfish poisoning in human beings.
Activity prohibited in the designated area4
No person shall fish for or take any scallops in the designated area.