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The Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning) (Orkney) (Scotland) Revocation Order 2005

S.S.I. 2005/547 · Made 4 November 2005

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PUBLIC HEALTH

CONTAMINATION OF FOOD

Made 4th November 2005

Laid before the Scottish Parliament 8th November 2005

Coming into force in accordance with article 1

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred 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), Schedule, paragraph 10(2) and (3), the Food Standards Act 1999 (c. 28), Schedule 5, paragraph 6 and the Scotland Act 1998 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2000 (S.I. 2000/2040), Schedule, Part I, paragraph 12.

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) (Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning) (Orkney) (Scotland) Revocation Order 2005 and shall come into force at 1630 hours on 4th November 2005.

2Revocation

The Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning) (Orkney) (Scotland) Order 2005f1 is hereby revoked.

Signature

SARAH DAVIDSON

A member of the staff of the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh

4th November 2005

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order revokes the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning) (Orkney) (Scotland) Order 2005 (“the principal Order”), which prohibited–

(a)

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

(b)

movement of such scallops out of the designated areas (article 5 of the principal Order); and

(c)

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

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