{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/food-protection-emergency-prohibitions-paralytic-shellfish-poisoning-order-1994/schedule",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/food-protection-emergency-prohibitions-paralytic-shellfish-poisoning-order-1994/schedule.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1994/1950",
  "legislation_title": "The Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning) Order 1994",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/food-protection-emergency-prohibitions-paralytic-shellfish-poisoning-order-1994",
  "path": "schedule",
  "kind": "schedule",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "The Designated Area",
  "text": "The area of sea around the Orkney Islands below mean high water springs enclosed by a line extending from a point on the mean high water springs at Aiker Ness at 59°07.48'N latitude and 003°04.4'W longitude on the Mainland of Orkney; in a northerly direction to a point at 59°08.2'N latitude and 003°04.0'W longitude on the Island of Rousay then generally in an easterly thence northerly direction following the line of mean high water springs following the eastern shore of that island to Farraclett Head at 59°11.33'N latitude and 002°58.1'W longitude then in a north easterly direction to Point of Huro on the Island of Westray at 59°13.72'N latitude and 0.02° 53.2'W longitude then in a north easterly direction following the line of mean high water springs to Weather Ness at 59°14.82'N latitude and 002°50.1'W longitude then in an easterly direction to Red Head on the Island of Eday at 59°15.1'N latitude and 002° 45.25'W longitude then in aneasterly direction to Grey Head on the Island of Calf of Eday at 59°14.88'N latitude and 002°44.19'W longitude and then due east to a point on the Island of Sanday at 59° 14.88'N latitude and 002°38.18'W longitude then in a southerly direction following the line of mean high water springs to Spur Ness at 59°12.1'N latitude and 002°41.3'W longitude then generally in a southerly direction to Links Ness on the Island of Stronsay at 59° 09.12'N latitude and 002°40.35'W longitude then in a generally southerly direction following the line of mean high water springs to Rothiesholm Head at 59°04.5'N latitude and 002°40.7'W longitude then in a generally southerly direction to Mull Head on the Mainland of Orkney at 58°58.4'N latitude and 002°42.7'W longitude then, following the line of mean high water springs along the northern shore of the Mainland of Orkney returning to the point of beginning at Aiker Ness.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1994/1950/schedule",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T13:28:50.899619+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}