http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2005/384/article/1/madeThe Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) (West Coast) (No. 6) (Scotland) Order 2005LegislationFood safetyFood legislationFood standardsKing's Printer for Scotland2014-07-16PUBLIC HEALTH;CONTAMINATION OF FOOD
This Order, which forms part of Scots law only, 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.
The Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) (West Coast) (No. 6) (Scotland) Order 2005The Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) (West Coast) (No. 6) (Scotland) Order 2005 Revocation Order 2006art 2
Citation, commencement and interpretation
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This Order may be cited as the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) (West Coast) (No. 6) (Scotland) Order 2005 and comes into force at 1645 hours on 21st July 2005.
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In this Order–
a
“scallops” means scallops of the species Pecten maximus; and
b
“relevant time” means 0001 hours on 21st July 2005.