2000 No. 381

PUBLIC HEALTHCONTAMINATION OF FOOD

The Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) (East Coast) (Scotland) Partial Revocation Order 2000

Made

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

Coming into force in accordance with article 1

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 1(1) and (2) and section 24(3) of the Food and Environment Protection Act 19851, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:

Citation and commencement1

This Order may be cited as the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) (East Coast) (Scotland) Partial Revocation Order 2000 and shall come into force at 1300 hours on 2nd November 2000.

Interpretation2

In this Order “the principal Order” means the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) (East Coast) (Scotland) Order 20002.

Partial Revocation of the principal Order3

The principal Order is revoked insofar as it designates any part of the area described in the Schedule to this Order being an area within the area described in the Schedule to the principal Order.

SUSAN C DEACONA member of the Scottish ExecutiveSt Andrew’s House,Edinburgh

SCHEDULE

Article 3

The area of sea enclosed by a line starting at 58°North latitude 2°30'West longitude; then north to 58°15'North latitude 2°30'West longitude; then east to 58°15'North latitude 2°West longitude; then south to 58°North latitude 2°West longitude; then west to the point of beginning.

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order is the first partial revocation of the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) (East Coast) (Scotland) Order 2000 (S.S.I. 2000/360) (“the principal Order”) which prohibited–

a

fishing for or taking scallops within the area designated in the Schedule to that Order (article 4 of the principal Order);

b

movement of such scallops out of that area (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 area (article 6 of the principal Order).

The effect of this Order is to remove the prohibitions in respect of the area of sea designated in the Schedule to this Order, which forms part of the area of sea designated in the Schedule to the principal Order.