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Explanatory note

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This Order revokes the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) Order 1999 which prohibited–

(a)

fishing for or taking scallops within the area designated in the Schedule to that Order (article 4);

(b)

movement of such scallops out of that area (article 5);

(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 area within the United Kingdom (article 6).

The effect of this Order is to remove completely the prohibition on fishing for, taking, moving, landing, using in food production and supplying scallops from the designated area.