Article 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

This Order may be cited as the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) Order 1999 and shall come into force at 17.30 hours on 25th March 1999.

In this Order “scallops” means scallops of the class of pecten maximus and queen scallops of the class of chlamys opercularis, and “relevant time” means 21.00 hours on 25th March 1999.