Scottish Statutory Instruments
2017 No. 63
Nature Conservation
The Protection of Seals (Designation of Haul-Out Sites) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2017
Made 7th March 2017
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 9th March 2017
Coming into force 4th May 2017

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 117 of the Marine (Scotland) Act 2010 and all other powers enabling them to do so.
2010 asp 5.
In accordance with section 117 of that Act they have consulted the Natural Environment Research Council.

Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Protection of Seals (Designation of Haul-Out Sites) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2017 and comes into force on 4th May 2017.

Amendment of the Protection of Seals (Designation of Haul-Out Sites) (Scotland) Order 2014
2. The schedule of the Protection of Seals (Designation of Haul-Out Sites) (Scotland) Order 2014 is amended by inserting after the entry for “Inchmickery and Cow and Calves” the following entry—

“Ythan Estuary	57°18′49.88″N	57°18′29.72″N	57°18′22.69″N	57°18′42.81″N
	001°59′21.34″W	001°58′50.50″W	001°59′06.20″W	001°59′36.56″W”

S.S.I. 2014/185.
R CUNNINGHAM
A member of the Scottish Government
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
7th March 2017

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the Protection of Seals (Designation of Haul-Out Sites) (Scotland) Order 2014 (“the principal Order”) to designate an additional place as a seal haul-out site for the purposes of section 117 of the Marine (Scotland) Act 2010. Article 2 amends the schedule of the principal Order to describe areas of land above mean low water spring tide that fall within the areas of water and land adjacent to the mouth of the River Ythan.
An illustrative map for the designated places may be viewed at www.scotland.gov.uk/sealhaulouts .