# Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 1999, Article 1: Citation, commencement and interpretation


(1) This Order may be cited as the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 1999 and shall come into operation on 30th September 1999.
(2) In this Order—
(a) ‘designated area’ means the area designated in the Schedule;
(b) ‘relevant time’ means, in relation to the designated area, 00.01 am on 16th September 1999;
(c) ‘scallops’ means scallops of the species Pecten maximus and Queen scallops of the species of Chlamys opercularis;
(d) ‘the Act’ means the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985; and
(e) ‘the Department’ means the Department of Agriculture.
(3) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to this Order as it applies to a Measure of the Northern Ireland Assembly.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1999/403/article/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/food-protection-emergency-prohibitions-no-2-order-northern-ireland-1999/article-1
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