1996 No. 1957

PUBLIC HEALTH, ENGLAND AND WALESPUBLIC HEALTH, SCOTLANDPUBLIC HEALTH, NORTHERN IRELANDCONTAMINATION OF FOOD

The Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Oil and Chemical Pollution of Fish and Plants) (Partial Revocation No. 4) Order 1996

Made29th August 1996

Laid before Parliament3rd September 1996

Coming into force30th August 1996

Whereas the Secretary of State was of the opinion, as mentioned in section 1(1)(a) of the Food and Environment Protection Act 19851, that there existed or might have existed circumstances which were likely to create a hazard to human health through human consumption of food;

And whereas the Secretary of State was of the opinion, as mentioned in section 1(1)(b) of the said Act, that in consequence food which was derived or might have been in the future derived from fish and plants in the area described in the Schedule to the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Oil and Chemical Pollution of Fish and Plants) Order 19962 was, or might have been, or might have become unsuitable for human consumption;

And whereas the Secretary of State is now of the opinion that food which is derived from crustaceans and whelks in that part of the said area described in the Schedule to this Order is no longer unsuitable for human consumption in consequence of the said circumstances;

Now, therefore, the Secretary of State in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 1(1) and section 24(3) of the said Act, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf hereby makes the following Order:—

Title and commencement1

This Order may be cited as the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Oil and Chemical Pollution of Fish and Plants) (Partial Revocation No. 4) Order 1996 and shall come into force on 30th August 1996.

Partial Revocation2

The Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Oil and Chemical Pollution of Fish and Plants) Order 1996 is hereby revoked insofar as it applies in relation to crustaceans and whelks which are in the part of the area designated by that Order which is described in the Schedule to this Order.

William HagueSecretary of State for Wales29th August 1996

SCHEDULEPART OF THE DESIGNATED AREA IN WHICH CRUSTACEANS AND WHELKS ARE NO LONGER SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS

Article 2

That area of the sea around Wales below mean high water springs enclosed by a straight line extending due west from the mainland of Wales at St. David’s Head 51° 54.3' N latitude and 005° 18.8' W longitude to a point at sea 51° 54.3' N latitude and 005° 28.5' W longitude; then in a south westerly direction to a point at sea 51° 52.0' N latitude and 005° 30.8' W longitude; then in a southerly direction to a point at sea 51° 43.8' N latitude and 005° 28.9' W longitude; then in a south by easterly direction to a point at sea 51° 37.3' N latitude and 005° 24.2' W longitude; then in a south easterly direction to a point at sea 51° 30.0' N latitude and 004° 55.4' W longitude; then in an east south easterly direction to a point at sea 51° 26.3' N latitude and 004° 12.7' W longitude; then due north to Port-Eynon Point on the Gower Peninsula at 51° 32.2' N latitude and 004° 12.7' W longitude; then following the coast line in a generally northerly direction to Hills Tor in the County of Swansea at 51° 37.4' N latitude and 004° 16.2' W longitude; then in a north easterly direction to Burry Port Harbour Light in the County of Carmarthenshire at 51° 40.5' N latitude and 004° 15.0' W longitude; then in a generally westerly direction following the coast below mean high water springs to Studdock Point at 51° 40.03' N latitude and 005° 7.2' W longitude; then in a north westerly direction across the mouth of the Haven to St. Anne’s Head at 51° 40.8' N latitude and 005° 10.02' W longitude; then following the coast, below mean high water springs, to St. David’s Head at 51° 54.3' N latitude and 005° 18.8' W longitude.

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order partially revokes the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Oil and Chemical Pollution of Fish and Plants) Order 1996 (“the principal Order”) which contained emergency prohibitions on various activities in order to prevent human consumption of food rendered unsuitable for that purpose by virtue of edible plants, edible seaweed and fish having been affected by oil and other chemical pollutants.

This partial revocation provides that the emergency prohibitions contained in the principal Order shall not apply to crustaceans and whelks in a part of the area designated by that Order which is described in the Schedule to this Order (article 2 and the Schedule).

Maps showing the area which is designated by the principal Order and the area described in the Schedule to this Order are available for inspection during normal office hours at the offices of the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food at 5, Hamilton Terrace, Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire SA73 2AL and at the offices of the Welsh Office Agriculture Department at Cathays Park, Cardiff CF1 3NQ.