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The Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) (West Coast) Partial Revocation (No. 2) (Scotland) Order 2000

S.S.I. 2000/17 · 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) and section 24(3) 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. 2Interpretation
  3. 3Partial Revocation of the principal Order
  4. Signature
  5. Schedule Schedule
  6. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) (West Coast) Partial Revocation (No. 2) (Scotland) Order 2000 and shall come into force at 1700 hours on 25th January 2000.

2Interpretation

In this Order “the principal Order” means The Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) (West Coast) (Scotland) Order 1999f1.

3Partial Revocation of the principal Order

The principal Order is revoked insofar as it designates any part of the area described in the Schedule to this Order being within the area bearing the letter A described in paragraph 1 of the Schedule to the principal Order.

Signature

J R WILDGOOSE

A member of the staff of the Scottish Ministers

Pentland House,

Edinburgh

25th January 2000

The area of sea lying below high water springs enclosed by a line starting on the Scottish mainland at 58°15'N 5°23.8'W; then west to a point at 58°15'N 5°30'W; then south to 58°N 5°30'W; then west to 58°N 6°W; then south to 57°45'N 6°W; then east to Rubha Ban on the Scottish mainland at 57°45'N 5°48.7W; then north along the mainland shore to the start point.

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order is the fifth partial revocation of the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) (West Coast) (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 prohibitions in respect of the area of sea designated in the Schedule to this Order, which forms part of the area of sea designated as Area A in the Schedule to the principal Order.