2000 No. 82
SEA FISHERIES
CONSERVATION OF SEA FISH

The Undersized Whiting (Revocation) (Scotland) Order 2000

Made
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
Coming into force
The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 1(1), (2), (3) and (6), 15(3) and 20(1) of the Sea Fish (Conservation) Act 19671 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:

Citation, commencement and extent1.

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Undersized Whiting (Revocation) (Scotland) Order 2000 and shall come into force on 31st March 2000.

(2)

This Order extends to Scotland only.

Revocation2.

The Undersized Whiting Order 19922 is hereby revoked.
JOHN HOME ROBERTSON
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order revokes the Undersized Whiting Order 1992 (“the 1992 Order”) (article 2). The 1992 Order prescribed minimum sizes for the landing and sale in Great Britain, and for carriage on a British fishing boat, of whiting (Merlangius merlangus).

Minimum sizes for the landing, sale, transportation, storage and carriage of whiting are now prescribed by Article 19 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 850/98 (O.J. No. L125, 27.04.98, p.1), laying down certain technical measures for the conservation of fishery resources, as read with Article 17 of that Regulation. These are implemented by the Sea Fishing (Enforcement of Community Conservation Measures) (Scotland) Order 2000 (S.S.I. 2000/53).