The Protection of Seals (Designation of Haul-Out Sites) (Scotland) Order 2014

Scottish Statutory Instruments

2014 No. 185

Nature Conservation

The Protection of Seals (Designation of Haul-Out Sites) (Scotland) Order 2014

Made

24th June 2014

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

26th June 2014

Coming into force

30th September 2014

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 117 of the Marine (Scotland) Act 2010(1) and all other powers enabling them to do so.

In accordance with section 117 of that Act they have consulted the Natural Environment Research Council.

Citation and commencement S

1.  This Order may be cited as the Protection of Seals (Designation of Haul-Out Sites) (Scotland) Order 2014 and comes into force on 30th September 2014.

Commencement Information

I1 Art. 1 in force at 30.9.2014, see art. 1

Interpretation S

2.—(1) The co-ordinates in the Schedule to this Order are defined on the World Geodetic System 1984 Datum(2).

(2) In article 3(3), the reference to “the lines” means loxodromic lines.

Commencement Information

I2 Art. 2 in force at 30.9.2014, see art. 1

Designation of haul-out sites S

3.—(1) The places referred to in paragraph (2) are designated as haul-out sites for the purposes of section 117 of the Marine (Scotland) Act 2010.

(2) The places referred to in this paragraph are the areas of land above the mean low water spring tide lying within any specified area.

(3) For the purposes of paragraph (2), a specified area is an area described in the Schedule—

(a) being an area which is bounded by the lines joining—

(i) in the order given, the co-ordinates specified in points 1, 2, 3 and 4 of column 2 of the relevant entry in the Schedule; and

(ii) points 4 and 1 of column 2 of that entry; and

(b) whose site name is specified in column 1 of that entry.

Commencement Information

I3 Art. 3 in force at 30.9.2014, see art. 1

RICHARD LOCHHEAD

A member of the Scottish Government

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

24th June 2014

Article 3(3)

SCHEDULE S DESIGNATED HAUL-OUT SITES

Commencement Information

I4 Sch. in force at 30.9.2014, see art. 1

Column 1	Column 2
Site Name	Point 1	Point 2	Point 3	Point 4
Sanda and Sheep Island	55°16′48.63″N 005°36′09.55″W	55°17′56.68″N 005°34′11.05″W	55°17′16.19″N 005°32′59.69″W	55°16′08.16″N 005°34′58.19″W
Sound of Pladda Skerries	55°26′44.79″N 005°09′52.33″W	55°26′38.94″N 005°06′22.55″W	55°26′10.63″N 005°06′25.01″W	55°26′16.48″N 005°09′54.76″W
Rubha nan Sgarbh	55°33′35.01″N 005°29′51.98″W	55°33′36.23″N 005°29′16.45″W	55°31′47.84″N 005°29′04.85″W	55°31′46.62″N 005°29′40.35″W
Yellow Rock	55°26′03.99″N 005°33′37.03″W	55°28′00.26″N 005°32′45.72″W	55°27′52.27″N 005°31′49.65″W	55°25′56.00″N 005°32′41.01″W
Lady Isle	55°31′55.01″N 004°44′25.11″W	55°31′55.41″N 004°43′45.29″W	55°31′25.96″N 004°43′44.37″W	55°31′25.55″N 004°44′24.18″W
Little Scares	54°39′48.29″N 004°42′22.97″W	54°40′40.48″N 004°41′44.93″W	54°40′35.59″N 004°41′24.98″W	54°39′43.40″N 004°42′03.02″W
Solway Firth Outer Sandbank	54°50′31.84″N 003°34′37.07″W	54°51′50.95″N 003°32′00.13″W	54°50′43.95″N 003°30′18.78″W	54°49′24.88″N 003°32′55.70″W
Cairns of Coll	56°41′43.29″N 006°28′12.47″W	56°42′55.06″N 006°26′22.43″W	56°42′21.39″N 006°25′09.91″W	56°41′09.64″N 006°26′59.96″W
Craighouse Small Isles & Lowlandman’s Bay	55°49′54.20″N 005°56′53.74″W	55°53′45.43″N 005°53′39.40″W	55°53′26.60″N 005°52′28.60″W	55°49′35.40″N 005°55′43.03″W
Loch na Corrobha Skerries	56°20′26.73″N 006°12′10.73″W	56°20′17.96″N 006°10′26.08″W	56°19′48.74″N 006°10′34.02″W	56°19′57.51″N 006°12′18.66″W
South Ulva Islands & Little Colonsay	56°27′40.66″N 006°16′49.48″W	56°28′49.27″N 006°12′48.65″W	56°27′43.79″N 006°11′47.85″W	56°26′35.22″N 006°15′48.60″W
East End of Sound of Mull	56°29′20.95″N 005°44′06.35″W	56°30′30.68″N 005°42′08.18″W	56°30′07.93″N 005°41′24.33″W	56°28′58.22″N 005°43′22.50″W
Laggan Bay (Mull)	56°29′24.68″N 006°11′44.73″W	56°29′48.04″N 006°09′15.83″W	56°29′08.65″N 006°08′55.66″W	56°28′45.29″N 006°11′24.52″W
Eilean an Fheoir	56°21′48.48″N 006°04′18.15″W	56°21′53.37″N 006°03′45.54″W	56°21′28.36″N 006°03′33.38″W	56°21′23.48″N 006°04′05.98″W
Arinthluic	56°36′13.71″N 006°33′01.79″W	56°36′47.87″N 006°31′49.74″W	56°36′15.68″N 006°30′59.59″W	56°35′41.53″N 006°32′11.63″W
Vaul & Salum Bays	56°32′44.37″N 006°48′37.20″W	56°33′06.07″N 006°46′08.47″W	56°32′18.33″N 006°45′45.68″W	56°31′56.64″N 006°48′14.36″W
Outer Loch Tarbert	55°58′18.38″N 005°59′30.44″W	55°58′34.21″N 005°56′08.09″W	55°57′08.50″N 005°55′46.84″W	55°56′52.68″N 005°59′09.07″W
Friesland Bay	56°35′22.35″N 006°35′12.82″W	56°35′36.77″N 006°33′43.21″W	56°35′07.61″N 006°33′27.80″W	56°34′53.19″N 006°34′57.40″W
Inch Kenneth & Geasgills	56°27′34.92″N 006°10′44.28″W	56°27′50.15″N 006°09′05.51″W	56°26′07.53″N 006°08′13.95″W	56°25′52.31″N 006°09′52.65″W
South Oronsay	56°00′15.52″N 006°17′29.94″W	56°00′35.54″N 006°12′56.77″W	55°59′32.13″N 006°12′42.03″W	55°59′12.11″N 006°17′15.08″W
Hough Skerries	56°31′54.72″N 007°00′50.49″W	56°31′22.56″N 006°59′47.61″W	56°30′57.14″N 007°00′30.18″W	56°31′29.29″N 007°01′33.06″W
Nave Island	55°53′12.37″N 006°22′03.75″W	55°54′35.91″N 006°20′09.54″W	55°54′14.16″N 006°19′19.17″W	55°52′50.63″N 006°21′13.40″W
Arisaig	56°55′02.81″N 005°56′25.08″W	56°55′19.13″N 005°52′23.28″W	56°53′54.34″N 005°52′04.24″W	56°53′38.04″N 005°56′05.89″W
Pabay & Ardnish Peninsula	57°17′02.85″N 005°52′59.64″W	57°17′21.61″N 005°49′58.23″W	57°15′02.65″N 005°49′09.35″W	57°14′43.90″N 005°52′10.58″W
Loch a’ Bhraige	57°34′15.72″N 005°59′51.09″W	57°35′28.51″N 005°58′16.70″W	57°34′59.51″N 005°56′59.23″W	57°33′46.73″N 005°58′33.64″W
Kishorn Island & Strome Islands	57°22′51.67″N 005°38′53.51″W	57°21′06.71″N 005°35′29.49″W	57°20′10.35″N 005°37′08.80″W	57°21′55.26ʺN 005°40′32.80ʺW
Hyskeir	56°58′41.18″N 006°40′55.57″W	56°58′23.75″N 006°39′56.45″W	56°57′34.08″N 006°40′45.55″W	56°57′51.50″N 006°41′44.66″W
West Canna	57°03′10.08″N 006°37′20.62″W	57°04′11.95″N 006°34′37.16″W	57°03′02.02″N 006°33′08.08″W	57°02′00.18″N 006°35′51.50″W
Sgeir a’ Phuirt	57°03′18.24″N 006°28′53.08″W	57°03′13.67″N 006°28′27.22″W	57°03′02.69″N 006°28′33.76″W	57°03′07.26″N 006°28′59.62″W
Fladda-chuain	57°45′03.81″N 006°26′04.86″W	57°43′43.99″N 006°24′42.05″W	57°43′29.46″N 006°25′31.03″W	57°44′49.27″N 006°26′53.86″W
South West Rum	56°57′37.44″N 006°22′03.92″W	56°56′23.37″N 006°19′10.43″W	56°56′00.45″N 006°19′43.20″W	56°57′14.51″N 006°22′36.68″W
Sgeir nam Maol	57°45′11.49″N 006°23′02.74″W	57°44′47.72″N 006°22′29.57″W	57°44′40.55″N 006°22′47.55″W	57°45′04.32″N 006°23′20.72″W
Sgeirean Glasa	57°58′13.88″N 005°27′08.60″W	57°58′05.19″N 005°25′54.43″W	57°57′34.58″N 005°26′07.14″W	57°57′43.26″N 005°27′21.29″W
Rubha Creag Iomhair	58°15′55.30″N 005°14′03.26″W	58°15′33.83″N 005°12′46.94″W	58°14′35.04″N 005°13′46.48″W	58°14′56.50″N 005°15′02.78″W
Carn nan Sgeir	57°57′44.61″N 005°22′13.15″W	57°57′52.11″N 005°21′37.21″W	57°57′21.54″N 005°21′14.63″W	57°57′14.04″N 005°21′50.56″W
Eilean Chrona	58°15′18.18″N 005°17′57.51″W	58°15′14.47″N 005°17′15.41″W	58°14′51.89″N 005°17′22.57″W	58°14′55.60″N 005°18′04.67″W
Glas-Leac Mor (Summer Isles)	58°01′59.91″N 005°28′34.07″W	58°01′59.33″N 005°27′36.03″W	58°01′25.38″N 005°27′37.25″W	58°01′25.96″N 005°28′35.27″W
Am Balg	58°32′50.43″N 005°07′33.50″W	58°32′58.31″N 005°06′49.64″W	58°32′39.54″N 005°06′37.31″W	58°32′31.66″N 005°07′21.16″W
Iolla Mhor	57°58′45.24″N 005°20′43.24″W	57°58′43.60″N 005°20′27.86″W	57°58′31.25″N 005°20′32.53″W	57°58′32.88″N 005°20′47.90″W
Inner Loch Maddy	57°38′30.44″N 007°13′24.14″W	57°39′15.51″N 007°10′17.25″W	57°37′41.71″N 007°08′58.69″W	57°36′56.67″N 007°12′05.47″W
Oronsay (North Uist)	57°41′21.81″N 007°19′06.57″W	57°40′25.72″N 007°15′54.62″W	57°38′51.85″N 007°17′30.21″W	57°39′47.90″N 007°20′42.06″W
Inner Loch Eynort	57°14′49.78″N 007°21′56.00″W	57°14′15.11″N 007°16′40.26″W	57°12′59.23″N 007°17′08.68″W	57°13′33.89″N 007°22′24.25″W
Sgeir Leathann (Broad Bay)	58°17′14.71″N 006°16′18.86″W	58°17′26.43″N 006°15′24.19″W	58°17′03.13″N 006°15′06.19″W	58°16′51.41″N 006°16′00.85″W
Inner Bagh nam Faoileann & Loch Chill Eireabhaigh	57°23′16.51″N 007°19′47.20″W	57°25′05.56″N 007°15′53.77″W	57°24′01.81″N 007°14′11.68″W	57°22′12.81″N 007°18′05.09″W
Loch Langais	57°33′48.43″N 007°17′36.35″W	57°34′34.24″N 007°15′11.94″W	57°33′39.90″N 007°14′12.31″W	57°32′54.12″N 007°16′36.68″W
Gairbh-Eilean Ronaigh	57°30′58.54″N 007°13′41.15″W	57°30′27.26″N 007°11′11.11″W	57°29′16.54ʺN 007°12′02.02ʺW	57°29′47.80″N 007°14′31.99″W
Luib Bhan	57°25′28.18″N 007°23′03.81″W	57°25′18.76″N 007°19′50.62″W	57°24′27.48″N 007°19′59.25″W	57°24′36.90″N 007°23′12.37″W
Loch a’ Bhaigh	57°43′27.83″N 007°10′09.63″W	57°42′31.25″N 007°07′10.34″W	57°41′48.63″N 007°07′57.32″W	57°42′45.18″N 007°10′56.58″W
Flodda	57°28′56.33″N 007°17′44.85″W	57°29′30.19″N 007°15′59.43″W	57°28′08.74″N 007°14′29.32″W	57°27′34.90″N 007°16′14.69″W
Aird Ghrein & Sgeir Liath	57°00′43.31″N 007°31′32.86″W	57°00′47.40″N 007°30′20.52″W	56°59′43.60″N 007°30′08.43″W	56°59′39.52″N 007°31′20.74″W
Aird Dhubh	57°56′27.41″N 006°32′04.84″W	57°56′31.78″N 006°31′35.29″W	57°55′59.34″N 006°31′18.35ʺW	57°55′54.97″N 006°31′47.89″W
Rubha Bholuim	57°14′15.07″N 007°15′33.87″W	57°14′17.87″N 007°15′15.01″W	57°14′00.54″N 007°15′06.27ʺW	57°13′57.75″N 007°15′25.13″W
Askernish Skerries South	57°10′56.63″N 007°26′38.77″W	57°10′55.44″N 007°25′53.57″W	57°10′37.43″N 007°25′55.18″W	57°10′38.62″N 007°26′40.37″W
An Acarsaid a Deas	57°52′23.01″N 006°41′58.05″W	57°51′41.09″N 006°40′42.38″W	57°51′17.46″N 006°41′28.48″W	57°51′59.36″N 006°42′44.15″W
Bhalamus	57°55′33.20″N 006°34′30.82″W	57°55′29.64″N 006°33′46.35″W	57°55′01.46″N 006°33′54.34″W	57°55′05.03″N 006°34′38.79″W
Eilean Glas Cheann Chrionaig	57°57′19.37″N 006°33′04.94″W	57°57′20.64″N 006°32′45.51″W	57°57′11.32″N 006°32′43.37ʺW	57°57′10.06″N 006°33′02.79″W
Gasker	57°59′21.93″N 007°17′30.68″W	57°58′40.61″N 007°15′30.46″W	57°58′15.29″N 007°16′01.31″W	57°58′56.60″N 007°18′01.51″W
Gills Bay	58°39′22.18″N 003°10′54.29″W	58°38′44.90″N 003°06′23.09″W	58°37′49.60″N 003°06′51.12″W	58°38′26.86″N 003°11′22.21″W
Kyle of Tongue Sandbanks	58°29′48.97″N 004°26′47.96″W	58°30′36.59″N 004°25′29.97″W	58°30′06.90″N 004°24′23.83″W	58°29′19.29″N 004°25′41.83ʺW
Eilean Hoan	58°34′04.93″N 004°42′33.17″W	58°34′44.77″N 004°39′23.97″W	58°34′09.38″N 004°38′56.69″W	58°33′29.54″N 004°42′05.85″W
Loch Eriboll & Whiten Head	58°33′36.88″N 004°38′57.94″W	58°36′06.21″N 004°31′29.12″W	58°33′56.74″N 004°28′51.59″W	58°31′27.56″N 004°36′20.15″W
Eynhallow & Westside	59°08′51.74″N 003°08′14.23″W	59°09′31.16″N 003°05′59.89″W	59°08′35.30″N 003°04′57.82″W	59°07′55.89″N 003°07′12.12″W
South North Ronaldsay	59°21′38.06″N 002°27′30.87″W	59°22′32.22″N 002°25′08.08″W	59°21′18.80″N 002°23′21.33″W	59°20′24.68″N 002°25′44.08″W
Switha	58°47′54.28″N 003°07′00.71″W	58°48′25.95″N 003°05′40.55″W	58°48′04.69″N 003°05′09.38″W	58°47′33.02″N 003°06′29.53″W
Skerry of Wastbist	59°15′45.67″N 002°54′30.57″W	59°15′43.37″N 002°54′09.86″W	59°15′19.30″N 002°54′20.05″W	59°15′21.60″N 002°54′40.76″W
Deer Sound	58°57′59.09″N 002°51′10.02″W	58°58′17.00″N 002°47′22.95″W	58°54′56.96″N 002°46′24.06″W	58°54′39.08″N 002°50′10.77″W
Selwick	58°56′10.47″N 003°22′04.18″W	58°55′57.17″N 003°18′47.64″W	58°55′27.64″N 003°18′55.14″W	58°55′40.94″N 003°22′11.63″W
Holm of Papa Westray & North Wick	59°21′59.21″N 002°53′19.41″W	59°22′07.62″N 002°52′13.11″W	59°20′42.28″N 002°51′31.60″W	59°20′33.87″N 002°52′37.86″W
Odness	59°07′12.99″N 002°33′56.46″W	59°07′38.56″N 002°32′24.26″W	59°07′13.15″N 002°31′57.62″W	59°06′47.59″N 002°33′29.81″W
Bay of Ireland	58°58′10.10″N 003°16′37.52″W	58°58′45.97″N 003°15′15.97″W	58°58′15.40″N 003°14′25.56″W	58°57′39.54″N 003°15′47.11″W
Bay of Holland East & Tor Ness	59°05′40.05″N 002°37′03.46″W	59°05′44.56″N 002°36′03.24″W	59°04′10.04″N 002°35′36.54″W	59°04′05.53″N 002°36′36.71″W
Barrel of Butter	58°53′31.96″N 003°07′50.44″W	58°53′31.20″N 003°07′20.48″W	58°53′19.56″N 003°07′21.60″W	58°53′20.33″N 003°07′51.55″W
Damsay & Holm of Grimbister	59°00′58.29″N 003°05′03.01″W	59°00′35.26″N 003°02′24.32″W	58°59′31.24″N 003°02′59.26″W	58°59′54.25″N 003°05′37.87″W
Holm of Houton	58°54′55.04″N 003°11′27.89″W	58°54′37.75″N 003°10′50.61″W	58°54′21.48″N 003°11′18.81″W	58°54′38.77″N 003°11′56.09″W
Cava	58°53′28.35″N 003°10′27.12″W	58°52′36.17″N 003°09′08.21″W	58°52′11.71″N 003°10′08.56″W	58°53′03.88″N 003°11′27.48″W
Helliar Holm North & Elwick	59°02′14.68″N 002°54′31.71″W	59°02′08.84″N 002°53′26.52″W	59°01′24.04″N 002°53′41.63″W	59°01′29.88″N 002°54′46.80″W
Costa & Burgar	59°09′05.02″N 003°11′21.83″W	59°07′43.56″N 003°06′42.82″W	59°07′25.42″N 003°07′02.90″W	59°08′46.86″N 003°11′41.88″W
Flotta Oil Terminal	58°50′16.16″N 003°08′28.57″W	58°50′57.98″N 003°06′26.21″W	58°50′41.13″N 003°06′04.77″W	58°49′59.31″N 003°08′07.13″W
Seal Skerry (Eday)	59°10′22.56″N 002°49′35.48″W	59°10′21.12″N 002°49′09.31″W	59°09′45.64″N 002°49′16.74″W	59°09′47.08″N 002°49′42.90″W
Taing Skerry & Grass Holm	59°03′49.44″N 002°56′58.66″W	59°03′47.86″N 002°55′50.35″W	59°03′29.40″N 002°55′51.97″W	59°03′30.98″N 002°57′00.26″W
Ve Ness	58°55′45.32″N 003°05′25.70″W	58°55′51.95″N 003°04′36.01″W	58°55′36.78″N 003°04′28.46″W	58°55′30.16″N 003°05′18.14″W
North West Water Sound	58°51′23.80″N 002°59′04.72″W	58°51′06.97″N 002°56′29.57″W	58°50′36.79″N 002°56′41.78″W	58°50′53.61″N 002°59′16.89″W
Holm of Rendall	59°04′19.19″N 003°00′01.88″W	59°04′06.35″N 002°59′01.81″W	59°03′54.40″N 002°59′11.44″W	59°04′07.24″N 003°00′11.50″W
Narr Ness	59°19′58.62″N 003°00′05.37″W	59°20′45.10″N 002°58′58.83″W	59°20′27.60″N 002°58′11.98″W	59°19′41.12″N 002°59′18.53″W
North end Mill Bay	59°08′06.79″N 002°37′02.76″W	59°08′52.12″N 002°34′28.30″W	59°08′22.91″N 002°33′55.86″W	59°07′37.60″N 002°36′30.30″W
Spo Ness to Ness of Brough	59°19′11.09″N 002°57′58.60″W	59°18′16.71″N 002°53′47.67″W	59°17′40.55″N 002°54′17.68″W	59°18′34.91″N 002°58′28.55″W
Bay of Houseby	59°05′19.08″N 002°33′58.63″W	59°04′46.85″N 002°31′56.09″W	59°04′24.12″N 002°32′18.65″W	59°04′56.34″N 002°34′21.18″W
Sweyn Holm	59°05′41.22″N 002°57′18.78″W	59°05′29.77″N 002°56′34.06″W	59°05′04.53″N 002°56′58.47″W	59°05′15.98″N 002°57′43.19″W
Holm of Scockness	59°10′14.73″N 002°57′32.98″W	59°10′18.82″N 002°56′43.22″W	59°09′43.08″N 002°56′32.08″W	59°09′38.99″N 002°57′21.82″W
Egilsay North	59°10′41.35″N 002°56′07.61″W	59°10′51.25″N 002°54′49.24″W	59°09′44.21″N 002°54′17.13″W	59°09′34.32″N 002°55′35.45″W
Stroma	58°42′00.15″N 003°07′27.76″W	58°41′37.03″N 003°05′19.31″W	58°39′30.78″N 003°06′43.16″W	58°39′53.87″N 003°08′51.50″W
South East Egilsay	59°09′12.31″N 002°55′22.57″W	59°09′10.99″N 002°54′33.51″W	59°07′14.99″N 002°54′45.42″W	59°07′16.32″N 002°55′34.43″W
North & East Fara	58°51′38.17″N 003°09′58.50″W	58°50′30.62″N 003°08′07.99″W	58°50′05.01″N 003°09′06.29″W	58°51′12.54″N 003°10′56.81″W
Pentland Skerries	58°41′23.02″N 002°56′21.62″W	58°42′02.18″N 002°54′32.59″W	58°40′54.67″N 002°53′03.21″W	58°40′15.54″N 002°54′52.22″W
Greenli Ness	59°04′28.90″N 002°41′03.85″W	59°05′36.38″N 002°38′49.54″W	59°05′01.15″N 002°37′42.76″W	59°03′53.69″N 002°39′57.06″W
Seal Skerry (N Ronaldsay)	59°23′57.53″N 002°23′51.57″W	59°24′07.45″N 002°23′07.55″W	59°23′36.63″N 002°22′40.83″W	59°23′26.70″N 002°23′24.84″W
Copinsay	58°54′24.85″N 002°42′31.38″W	58°54′11.32″N 002°39′41.35″W	58°53′19.95″N 002°39′56.65″W	58°53′33.47″N 002°42′46.61″W
East South Shetland	60°08′38.08″N 001°13′22.06″W	60°08′31.17″N 001°09′24.20″W	60°00′16.13″N 001°10′22.25″W	60°00′23.00″N 001°14′19.13″W
West Linga & Lunning Sound Holms	60°22′48.02″N 001°03′26.36″W	60°22′26.75″N 001°01′04.52″W	60°20′40.55″N 001°02′09.50″W	60°21′01.80″N 001°04′31.22″W
Ve Skerries	60°22′45.40″N 001°49′03.78″W	60°22′28.22″N 001°48′09.09″W	60°21′47.06″N 001°49′01.85″W	60°22′04.23″N 001°49′56.52″W
Effirth Voe & Bixter Voe	60°15′41.49″N 001°25′15.80″W	60°14′47.16″N 001°23′24.45″W	60°14′23.27″N 001°24′11.64″W	60°15′17.59″N 001°26′02.99″W
Sanda & Score Islands	60°10′37.15″N 001°23′02.02″W	60°10′33.90″N 001°22′09.19″W	60°09′14.24″N 001°22′28.97″W	60°09′17.49″N 001°23′21.76″W
Ungam	60°27′18.21″N 001°18′49.79″W	60°27′23.33″N 001°18′26.09″W	60°27′14.28″N 001°18′18.07″W	60°27′09.16″N 001°18′41.78″W
Lamba	60°30′52.73″N 001°18′22.55″W	60°31′24.95″N 001°17′10.05″W	60°31′04.56″N 001°16′32.78″W	60°30′32.35″N 001°17′45.27″W
Little Roe	60°30′16.35″N 001°16′10.69″W	60°29′48.35″N 001°15′22.38″W	60°29′33.56″N 001°15′57.63″W	60°30′01.55″N 001°16′45.93″W
Sligga Skerry & North End of Bigga	60°30′26.96″N 001°12′42.24″W	60°30′28.54″N 001°11′29.79″W	60°29′51.86″N 001°11′26.53″W	60°29′50.29″N 001°12′38.96″W
Isle of West Burrafirth & Tainga Skerries	60°19′00.96″N 001°33′18.45″W	60°18′58.49″N 001°32′02.22″W	60°18′21.11″N 001°32′07.14″W	60°18′23.57″N 001°33′23.35″W
Channer Wick & Hos Wick	59°59′07.52″N 001°17′10.92″W	60°00′05.36″N 001°15′56.63″W	59°59′44.46″N 001°14′51.83″W	59°58′46.63″N 001°16′06.14″W
Scudills Wick	60°16′57.80″N 001°09′39.65″W	60°17′44.06″N 001°07′57.41″W	60°17′33.80″N 001°07′38.57″W	60°16′47.54″N 001°09′20.81″W
Egilsay, Heodale & Isle of Gunnister	60°27′01.86″N 001°26′55.49″W	60°24′21.42″N 001°24′48.29″W	60°24′02.37″N 001°26′26.52″W	60°26′42.79″N 001°28′33.84″W
Rumble, East Linga, Grif Skerry	60°20′10.86″N 000°55′19.82″W	60°21′07.14″N 000°51′34.34″W	60°20′20.29″N 000°50′46.80″W	60°19′24.03″N 000°54′32.21″W
Uyea Sound	60°20′07.11″N 001°26′30.20″W	60°19′45.03″N 001°25′22.43″W	60°19′03.36″N 001°26′17.65″W	60°19′25.43″N 001°27′25.40″W
Colsay & Bay of Scousburgh	59°57′32.04″N 001°21′44.36″W	59°57′14.92″N 001°19′27.54″W	59°56′37.01″N 001°19′46.42″W	59°56′54.12″N 001°22′03.20″W
Gruting Voe North West Head	60°14′43.72″N 001°31′50.37″W	60°14′34.09″N 001°30′32.09″W	60°13′41.29″N 001°30′58.37″W	60°13′50.92″N 001°32′16.62″W
Fetlar North West Islands	60°38′40.84″N 000°55′02.01″W	60°38′39.00″N 000°53′30.45″W	60°37′19.79″N 000°53′37.05″W	60°37′21.63″N 000°55′08.56″W
Skea Skerries (Yell Sound)	60°33′19.62″N 001°18′45.50″W	60°33′10.50″N 001°18′02.43″W	60°32′47.38″N 001°18′22.63″W	60°32′56.50″N 001°19′05.70″W
Point of Bugarth	60°37′32.89″N 001°11′57.26″W	60°37′25.53″N 001°11′02.50″W	60°35′57.66″N 001°11′51.38″W	60°36′05.01″N 001°12′46.10″W
Isle of Stenness	60°29′09.12″N 001°37′56.11″W	60°28′23.76″N 001°36′50.23″W	60°28′03.68″N 001°37′46.96″W	60°28′49.04″N 001°38′52.85″W
Tinga Skerry	60°30′41.37″N 001°14′50.16″W	60°30′35.08″N 001°14′31.75″W	60°30′22.51″N 001°14′49.42″W	60°30′28.81″N 001°15′07.83″W
Swarta Skerry & Mo Geo	60°19′13.06″N 001°43′26.57″W	60°19′09.21″N 001°42′07.47″W	60°18′55.80″N 001°42′10.13″W	60°18′59.66″N 001°43′29.23″W
Aa Skerry	60°10′27.95″N 001°26′19.69″W	60°10′25.73″N 001°25′51.20″W	60°09′55.49″N 001°26′00.71″W	60°09′57.71″N 001°26′29.19″W
Da Smell Geo	60°08′02.37″N 002°02′58.14″W	60°08′30.32″N 002°02′26.72″W	60°08′24.50″N 002°02′05.90″W	60°07′56.55″N 002°02′37.33″W
Eswick Holm	60°15′40.16″N 001°07′52.00″W	60°15′37.76″N 001°07′23.15″W	60°15′10.23″N 001°07′32.41″W	60°15′12.63″N 001°08′01.26″W
Westing	60°45′10.57″N 000°58′34.32″W	60°45′00.99″N 000°56′24.28″W	60°42′44.96″N 000°57′06.15″W	60°42′54.53″N 000°59′16.04″W
Little Holm	60°33′36.98″N 001°15′59.80″W	60°33′34.50″N 001°15′36.17″W	60°33′19.07″N 001°15′42.87″W	60°33′21.55″N 001°16′06.49″W
Hoo Stack	60°15′00.80″N 001°05′43.45″W	60°15′09.44″N 001°05′03.80″W	60°14′55.29″N 001°04′51.31″W	60°14′46.64″N 001°05′30.96″W
Tros Wick	59°56′13.94″N 001°16′07.19″W	59°56′06.40″N 001°15′33.19″W	59°55′34.64″N 001°16′01.16″W	59°55′42.17″N 001°16′35.16″W
Ure	60°30′47.57″N 001°36′54.06″W	60°30′38.11″N 001°34′55.11″W	60°30′12.60″N 001°35′03.46″W	60°30′22.05″N 001°37′02.38″W
Head of Calsta	60°34′29.21″N 001°19′14.26″W	60°34′33.67″N 001°18′47.44″W	60°34′03.66″N 001°18′26.86″W	60°33′59.21″N 001°18′53.68″W
Holm of Melby	60°18′46.25″N 001°39′33.36″W	60°18′48.33″N 001°38′58.81″W	60°18′28.49″N 001°38′53.94″W	60°18′26.40″N 001°39′28.48″W
Skerries of Neapaback	60°29′23.30″N 001°02′03.40″W	60°29′21.68″N 001°01′22.19″W	60°29′10.80″N 001°01′23.94″W	60°29′12.42″N 001°02′05.15″W
Muckle Skerry (Out Skerries)	60°26′36.06″N 000°51′55.40″W	60°26′33.39″N 000°50′58.25″W	60°26′14.72″N 000°51′01.83″W	60°26′17.38″N 000°51′58.97″W
Holm of Beosetter	60°11′16.74″N 001°07′27.05″W	60°11′26.18″N 001°07′02.43″W	60°11′17.85″N 001°06′49.55″W	60°11′08.41″N 001°07′14.17″W
Maywick	60°01′11.72″N 001°20′05.74″W	60°02′26.89″N 001°18′28.17″W	60°02′12.15″N 001°17′42.84″W	60°00′56.99″N 001°19′20.42″W
Toab & Scatness	59°53′42.36″N 001°19′17.10″W	59°53′45.91″N 001°18′32.06″W	59°52′25.38″N 001°18′06.99″W	59°52′21.84″N 001°18′52.00″W
Lady’s Holm	59°52′34.70″N 001°20′00.04″W	59°52′24.35″N 001°18′54.75″W	59°51′51.75″N 001°19′15.19″W	59°52′02.10″N 001°20′20.46″W
The Guens, Filla & The Benelips	60°23′34.72″N 000°49′15.43″W	60°24′31.68″N 000°47′46.17″W	60°24′12.71″N 000°46′56.71″W	60°23′15.75″N 000°48′25.99″W
Foula West	60°09′23.64″N 002°06′38.99″W	60°09′12.66″N 002°05′23.73″W	60°07′48.55″N 002°06′13.09″W	60°07′59.52″N 002°07′28.30″W
Horse Island	59°50′54.38″N 001°19′24.73″W	59°51′56.37″N 001°18′37.84″W	59°51′50.14″N 001°18′05.31″W	59°50′48.15″N 001°18′52.22″W
Siggar Ness	59°54′10.71″N 001°23′09.68″W	59°53′35.88″N 001°21′24.30″W	59°53′00.35″N 001°22′10.83″W	59°53′35.17″N 001°23′56.20″W
Ardersier	57°36′03.23″N 004°02′53.52″W	57°36′28.26″N 004°00′46.74″W	57°36′01.07″N 004°00′28.12″W	57°35′36.04″N 004°02′34.88″W
Beauly	57°30′25.15″N 004°25′52.62″W	57°31′27.11″N 004°17′04.95″W	57°29′24.97″N 004°16′15.72″W	57°28′23.08″N 004°25′02.93″W
Findhorn	57°40′21.23″N 003°39′00.58″W	57°40′05.01″N 003°37′04.37″W	57°39′30.03″N 003°37′21.39″W	57°39′46.25″N 003°39′17.57″W
Loch Fleet	57°56′43.54″N 004°03′19.45″W	57°56′27.02″N 004°01′19.71″W	57°55′50.38″N 004°01′37.60″W	57°56′06.89″N 004°03′37.31″W
Cromarty Firth	57°37′16.49″N 004°22′54.29″W	57°39′18.54″N 004°20′03.32″W	57°38′35.42″N 004°18′16.41″W	57°36′33.42″N 004°21′07.42″W
Brora	57°59′25.15″N 003°53′57.08″W	58°00′31.97″N 003°51′30.95″W	58°00′13.87″N 003°51′01.60″W	57°59′07.06″N 003°53′27.73″W
Lothmore	58°04′39.00″N 003°44′33.23″W	58°05′13.46″N 003°42′39.19″W	58°04′50.28″N 003°42′14.24″W	58°04′15.82″N 003°44′08.27″W
Kinghorn Rocks	56°05′53.01″N 003°09′40.16″W	56°05′50.44″N 003°08′51.50″W	56°04′35.04″N 003°09′04.25″W	56°04′37.61″N 003°09′52.88″W
Inchmickery and Cow & Calves	56°01′27.55″N 003°16′35.19″W	56°00′31.88″N 003°16′07.52″W	56°00′28.38″N 003°16′29.95″W	56°01′24.04″N 003°16′57.63″W
[F1 Ythan Estuary	57°18′49.88″N 001°001°59′21.34W	57°18′29.72″N 001°58′50.50″W	57°18′22.69″N 001°59′06.20″W	57°18′42.81″N 001°59′36.56″W]
Gunna	56°33′44.21″N 006°44′27.58″W	56°34′24.82″N 006°42′39.10″W	56°33′53.25″N 006°42′00.36″W	56°33′12.66″N 006°43′48.83″W
Oronsay Strand	56°02′04.40″N 006°17′07.56″W	56°02′23.71″N 006°16′01.83″W	56°02′09.82″N 006°15′48.81″W	56°01′50.51″N 006°16′54.53″W
Soa (Mull)	56°17′25.61″N 006°27′22.57″W	56°17′04.70″N 006°26′53.99″W	56°16′55.18″N 006°27′16.50″W	56°17′16.09″N 006°27′45.08″W
Soa (Coll)	56°34′25.68″N 006°38′12.92″W	56°34′26.40″N 006°37′34.68″W	56°33′39.90″N 006°37′31.78″W	56°33′39.18″N 006°38′10.01″W
Trodday	57°43′54.69″N 006°18′03.96″W	57°43′29.57″N 006°17′08.77″W	57°43′07.73″N 006°17′43.51″W	57°43′32.85″N 006°18′38.69″W
Glas-Leac Beag	57°59′18.26″N 005°30′42.37″W	57°59′13.64″N 005°30′15.70″W	57°58′53.60″N 005°30′28.01″W	57°58′58.22″N 005°30′54.68″W
Shillay	57°48′04.92″N 007°15′57.57″W	57°48′27.42″N 007°14′55.17″W	57°48′05.37″N 007°14′27.27″W	57°47′42.87″N 007°15′29.67″W
Pabbay	56°51′06.25″N 007°34′49.33″W	56°51′39.65″N 007°33′42.44″W	56°51′17.33″N 007°33′05.31″W	56°50′43.93″N 007°34′12.21″W
Sound of Harris Islands	57°41′54.66″N 007°03′39.10″W	57°43′44.00″N 007°01′20.03″W	57°42′51.88″N 006°58′57.12″W	57°41′02.59″N 007°01′16.26″W
Berneray	56°47′28.48″N 007°38′48.02″W	56°47′26.45″N 007°36′47.65″W	56°47′06.70″N 007°36′48.77″W	56°47′08.73″N 007°38′49.12″W
Mingulay	56°49′02.68″N 007°37′54.67″W	56°48′55.61″N 007°37′18.62″W	56°48′27.70″N 007°37′36.84″W	56°48′34.78″N 007°38′12.88″W
Coppay	57°49′49.47″N 007°10′31.67″W	57°49′53.90″N 007°09′53.79″W	57°49′32.71″N 007°09′45.10″W	57°49′28.28″N 007°10′22.97″W
Sandray	56°54′02.72″N 007°32′40.49″W	56°54′10.84″N 007°31′55.92″W	56°53′07.46″N 007°31′17.37″W	56°52′59.34″N 007°32′01.93″W
Haskeir	57°42′03.74″N 007°41′40.01″W	57°42′13.41″N 007°40′46.12″W	57°41′55.84″N 007°40′35.13″W	57°41′46.18″N 007°41′29.02″W
Causamul	57°36′20.14″N 007°35′46.71″W	57°36′15.85″N 007°35′13.41″W	57°35′54.50″N 007°35′22.97″W	57°35′58.80″N 007°35′56.26″W
Eilean nan Ron (Tongue)	58°33′57.15″N 004°20′58.20″W	58°33′11.73″N 004°19′34.20″W	58°32′41.35″N 004°20′34.36″W	58°33′26.75″N 004°21′58.35″W
Sule Skerry	59°05′17.83″N 004°24′42.26″W	59°05′16.34″N 004°24′06.28″W	59°04′57.48″N 004°24′09.24″W	59°04′58.97″N 004°24′45.21″W
Linga Holm	59°08′14.91″N 002°41′16.15″W	59°08′35.43″N 002°39′53.54″W	59°07′46.06″N 002°39′07.13″W	59°07′25.55″N 002°40′29.72″W
Swona	58°44′05.55″N 003°04′39.36″W	58°45′17.84″N 003°03′19.28″W	58°45′01.99″N 003°02′26.35″W	58°43′49.71″N 003°03′46.45″W
Holm of Huip	59°10′23.48″N 002°39′13.90″W	59°10′16.96″N 002°38′29.11″W	59°09′34.88″N 002°38′52.39″W	59°09′41.40″N 002°39′37.16″W
Muckle Green Holm	59°08′03.88″N 002°50′08.77″W	59°08′03.67″N 002°49′22.64″W	59°07′20.72″N 002°49′23.40″W	59°07′20.93″N 002°50′09.52″W
Calf of Eday	59°14′41.81″N 002°44′51.71″W	59°14′07.77″N 002°42′38.46″W	59°13′29.38″N 002°43′15.83″W	59°14′03.41″N 002°45′29.05″W
N Flotta	58°50′51.31″N 003°05′41.89″W	58°51′07.48″N 003°03′56.39″W	58°50′37.39″N 003°03′39.24″W	58°50′21.23″N 003°05′24.72″W
Little Linga	59°09′33.58″N 002°41′45.66″W	59°09′41.27″N 002°41′16.12″W	59°09′18.10″N 002°40′53.29″W	59°09′10.42″N 002°41′22.82″W
Sty Taing	59°09′29.36″N 002°40′22.79″W	59°09′13.90″N 002°39′31.51″W	59°08′47.02″N 002°40′02.22″W	59°09′02.48″N 002°40′53.49″W
Holms of Spurness	59°10′12.43″N 002°42′11.08″W	59°10′51.08″N 002°41′32.72″W	59°10′42.66″N 002°41′00.53″W	59°10′04.01″N 002°41′38.90″W
South Ronaldsay West	58°45′52.25″N 002°59′48.76″W	58°45′55.71″N 002°58′38.27″W	58°44′31.10″N 002°58′22.93″W	58°44′27.65″N 002°59′33.38″W
Gairsay	59°05′05.91″N 002°57′41.95″W	59°04′48.96″N 002°56′31.96″W	59°04′15.51″N 002°57′02.54″W	59°04′32.45″N 002°58′12.51″W
Calf of Flotta	58°51′14.36″N 003°05′07.44″W	58°51′27.69″N 003°03′56.96″W	58°51′11.01″N 003°03′45.22″W	58°50′57.69″N 003°04′55.70″W
Little Green Holm	59°07′12.21″N 002°50′14.00″W	59°07′26.43″N 002°49′45.69″W	59°07′14.35″N 002°49′22.73″W	59°07′00.13″N 002°49′51.04″W
Auskerry	59°02′22.87″N 002°34′51.84″W	59°02′29.19″N 002°33′34.86″W	59°01′28.06″N 002°33′15.98″W	59°01′21.74″N 002°34′32.92″W
South Ronaldsay East	58°47′34.83″N 002°56′39.48″W	58°47′36.68″N 002°55′05.43″W	58°45′25.70″N 002°54′55.90″W	58°45′23.85″N 002°56′29.85″W
Rusk Holm	59°12′48.97″N 002°51′28.56″W	59°12′44.62″N 002°50′48.96″W	59°11′53.06″N 002°51′10.49″W	59°11′57.41″N 002°51′50.08″W
South Westray	59°15′13.23″N 002°50′58.84″W	59°14′52.69″N 002°49′58.73″W	59°14′38.66″N 002°50′17.00″W	59°14′59.20″N 002°51′17.11″W
North East Hoy	58°53′41.59″N 003°14′53.43″W	58°52′42.99″N 003°12′15.84″W	58°52′27.53″N 003°12′37.30″W	58°53′26.12″N 003°15′14.88″W
Uyea	60°37′28.27″N 001°25′57.81″W	60°36′45.95″N 001°23′26.27″W	60°36′10.44″N 001°24′07.36″W	60°36′52.74″N 001°26′38.86″W
Papa Stour	60°20′41.04″N 001°43′47.75″W	60°18′59.27″N 001°41′22.89″W	60°18′35.06″N 001°42′32.05″W	60°20′16.81″N 001°44′56.94″W
Ronas Voe	60°32′17.48″N 001°31′07.70″W	60°31′36.80″N 001°29′55.80″W	60°31′24.27″N 001°30′25.01″W	60°32′04.95″N 001°31′36.90″W
Dale	60°17′06.38″N 001°41′54.01″W	60°17′01.95″N 001°40′33.32″W	60°14′38.50″N 001°41′05.33″W	60°14′42.93″N 001°42′25.91″W
Dunbeath-Helmsdale	58°07′56.61″N 003°36′43.62″W	58°13′54.69″N 003°26′18.57″W	58°13′19.00″N 003°25′05.40″W	58°07′21.01″N 003°35′30.48″W
Duncansby Head	58°38′27.21″N 003°02′15.31″W	58°38′23.28″N 003°01′29.28″W	58°36′33.22″N 003°02′03.90″W	58°36′37.15″N 003°02′49.89″W
Dunbeath-Wick	58°15′55.10″N 003°24′40.97″W	58°18′48.66″N 003°14′08.67″W	58°18′12.20″N 003°13′32.68″W	58°15′18.69″N 003°24′04.86″W
Fast Castle	55°56′37.66″N 002°20′20.55″W	55°55′43.98″N 002°09′47.97″W	55°54′51.38″N 002°10′02.25″W	55°55′45.05″N 002°20′34.60″W
Inchkeith	56°02′20.62″N 003°08′12.68″W	56°01′42.23″N 003°07′21.70″W	56°01′28.68″N 003°07′54.24″W	56°02′07.07″N 003°08′45.23″W
Craigleith	56°04′33.35″N 002°43′21.44″W	56°04′25.77″N 002°42′55.50″W	56°04′14.93″N 002°43′05.62″W	56°04′22.50″N 002°43′31.56″W

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in sch. inserted (4.5.2017) by The Protection of Seals (Designation of Haul-Out Sites) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2017 (S.S.I. 2017/63), arts. 1, 2

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order designates 194 separate places as seal haul-out sites for the purposes of section 117 of the Marine (Scotland) Act 2010. Harassing a seal (intentionally or recklessly) at a haul-out site is an offence (section 117). The places are the areas of land above mean low water spring tide that fall within the areas of water and land that are described in the Schedule.

Illustrative maps for each designated area may be viewed at www.scotland.gov.uk/sealhaulouts.

(1)

2010 asp 5.

(2)

Definitions of World Geodetic System 1984 Datum and co-ordinate reference system are available via the EPSG Geodetic Parameter Registry as EPSG: 6326 (http://epsg.io/6326-datum) and EPSG: 4326 (http://epsg.10/4326) respectively.