Explanatory note

This Order partly revokes the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning) (No.12) Order 1991 which imposed a prohibition on the fishing for or taking of (article 4), the movement of (article 5), and the landing of or use in the production of food (article 6) of green crabs and velvet crabs within the area of the sea surrounding all the Orkney Islands designated in the Schedule to that Order.

This Order removes completely the prohibition on fishing for or taking, landing, or the use in food production of green crabs and velvet crabs from that area with the exception of the area described in the Schedule to this Order. Thus the prohibitions continue to apply to green crabs and velvet crabs taken from the area of sea on the northern shore of the Mainland and the area of the sea surrounding the Islands lying to the north of the Mainland such as Rousay, Eday, Stronsay, Sanday, North Ronaldsay, Papa Westray and Westray but are removed from green crabs and velvet crabs taken from within Scapa Flow and the area of the sea surrounding the Islands lying to the south of the Mainland such as Hoy, Graemsay, South Walls, Swona, Flotta, South Ronaldsay and Burray.