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The Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) (Orkney) Revocation (Scotland) Order 2000

S.S.I. 2000/18 · Made 25 January 2000

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PUBLIC HEALTH

CONTAMINATION OF FOOD

Made 25th January 2000

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

Coming into force in accordance with article 1 27th January 2000

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 1(1) and (2) of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985f1, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1985 c. 48; section 1(1) and (2) was amended by section 51(2)(a) and (b) of the Food Safety Act 1990 (c. 16); section 1(2) defines “designating authority”; section 1(2) was further amended by the Scotland Act 1998 (Modification of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/1756). The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46).

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Revocation
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) (Orkney) Revocation (Scotland) Order 2000 and shall come into force at 1700 hours on 25th January 2000.

2Revocation

The Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) (Orkney) (Scotland) Order 1999f1 is revoked.

Signature

J R WILDGOOSE

A member of the staff of the Scottish Ministers

Pentland House,

Edinburgh

25th January 2000

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order revokes the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) (Orkney) (Scotland) Order 1999 (“the principal Order”) which prohibited–

(a)

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

(b)

movement of such scallops out of that area (article 5 of the principal Order); and

(c)

landing, using in the preparation of processing for supply of food of, supplying and other specified activities in relation to, such scallops from the designated area (article 6 of the principal Order).

The effect of this Order is to remove the remaining prohibitions in respect of the area of sea designated in the Schedule to the principal Order.