{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fishing-vessels-decommissioning-scotland-scheme-2003/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fishing-vessels-decommissioning-scotland-scheme-2003/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "ssi/2003/87",
  "legislation_title": "The Fishing Vessels (Decommissioning) (Scotland) Scheme 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fishing-vessels-decommissioning-scotland-scheme-2003",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SEA FISHERIES\nSEA FISH INDUSTRY\nApproved by the Scottish ParliamentMade 13th February 2003\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 14th February 2003\nComing into force 17th February 2003\nThe Scottish Ministers in exercise of the powers conferred by section 15(1) and (2) of the Fisheries Act 1981 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Scheme:",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Scheme modified (23.11.2020) by Fisheries Act 2020 (c. 22), Sch. 6 para. 5(2)(b)(4) (with s. 50, Sch. 4 para. 31)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1981 c. 29. See section 18(1) of the Fisheries Act 1981 for a definition of “the Ministers” relevant for the purposes of this Scheme. Sections 15(2) and 18(1) were amended by the Scotland Act 1998 (Consequential Modifications) (No. 2) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/1820) Schedule 2, paragraph 68(1), (2) and (3) and have effect in relation to Scotland as modified by section 18A inserted by that Order, Schedule 2, paragraph 68(4)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2003/87/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:38:03.309666+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}