http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/1999/25/article/1/madeThe Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) (East Coast) (Scotland) Order 1999Food safetyKing's Printer for Scotland2014-07-15PUBLIC 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.
Citation, commencement, interpretation and extent
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This Order may be cited as the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) (East Coast) (Scotland) Order 1999 and shall come into force at 1800 hours on 17th August 1999.
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In this Order “scallops” means scallops of the class ofpecten maximusand Queen scallops of the class of chlamys opercularisand “relevant time” means 0.01am on 17thAugust 1999.
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This Order extends to Scotland and the Scottish zone.