This Order revokes the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) (No. 2) Order 1999 (S.S.I. 1999/3) and the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) (Scotland) Order 1999 (S.S.I. 1999/7). These Orders had ceased to have effect and the effect of this Order is to remove them from the Statute Book.

This Order also revokes the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) (West Coast) (Scotland) Order 1999 (S.S.I. 1999/26) (“the principal Order”) which prohibited– a fishing for or taking scallops within the areas designated in the Schedule to that Order (article 4 of the principal Order); b movement of such scallops out of those areas (article 5 of the principal Order); and c landing, using in the preparation or processing for supply of food of, supplying and other specified activities in relation to, such scallops from the designated areas (article 6 of the principal Order).

The principal Order had been partially revoked (by S.S.I. 1999/114, 141 and 169 and S.S.I. 2000/13, 17, 21, 24, 36, 75, 125, 127, 137 and 146 which are also revoked by this Order). The effect of this Order is to remove the remaining prohibitions in respect of the areas of sea designated in the Schedule to the principal Order.