The Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) (West Coast) (Nos. 5 and 9) (Scotland) Orders 2004 Partial Revocation Order 2005

Made11th February 2005

Laid before the Scottish Parliament14th February 2005

Coming into force in accordance with article 1

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1(1) and (2) and 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) (Nos. 5 and 9) (Scotland) Orders 2004 Partial Revocation Order 2005 and shall come into force at 1630 hours on 11th February 2005.

Revocations2.

(1)

The Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) (West Coast) (No. 5) (Scotland) Order 20042 is hereby revoked in so far as it designates the area described as Area 2 in the Schedule to that Order.

(2)

The Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) (West Coast) (No. 9) (Scotland) Order 20043 is hereby revoked in so far as it designates the area described as Area 3 in the Schedule to that Order.

J T BROWN

A member of the staff of the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh

11th February 2005

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order is a partial revocation of the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) (West Coast) (No. 5) (Scotland) Order 2004 and a partial revocation of the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) (West Coast) (No. 9) (Scotland) Order 2004 (“the principal Orders”) which prohibited–

(a)

fishing for or taking scallops within the areas designated in the Schedules to each of the principal Orders (article 4 of each of the principal Orders);

(b)

movement of such scallops out of the designated areas (article 5 of each of the principal Orders); 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 each of the principal Orders).

The effect of this Order is to remove the prohibitions in respect of the areas of sea designated as Area 2 in the Schedule to the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) (West Coast) (No. 5) (Scotland) Order 2004 and Area 3 in the Schedule to the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) (West Coast) (No. 9) (Scotland) Order 2004.