The Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) (West Coast) (No. 2) (Scotland) Partial Revocation Order 2001

Made23rd November 2001

Laid before the Scottish Parliament26th November 2001

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) (West Coast) (No. 2) (Scotland) Partial Revocation Order 2001 and shall come into force at 1600 hours on 23rd November 2001.

Interpretation2.

In this Order “the principal Order” means the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) (West Coast) (No. 2) (Scotland) Order 20012

Revocation3.

The principal Order is hereby revoked in so far 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.

MALCOLM CHISHOLM

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

23rd November 2001

SCHEDULE

Article 3

The area of sea below mean high water springs enclosed by a line starting from a point at 56°15'North latitude 6°30'West longitude; then north to 56°30'North latitude 6°30'West longitude; then east to a point on the west coast of Mull at 56°30'North latitude 6°09'West longitude; then south and east along the shoreline of Mull to 56°18.6'North latitude 6°West longitude; then south to 56°15'North latitude 6°West longitude; then west to the point of beginning.

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order partially revokes the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) (West Coast) (No. 2) (Scotland) Order 2001 (“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.