# The Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning) (Revocation) Order 1992

S.I. 1992/2024 · made 21 August 1992

This Order revokes the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning) Order 1992 which prohibited—fishing for or taking scallops, defined as Queen Scallops (article 1), and fishing for or taking mussels within the area designated in the Schedule to that Order (article 4),movement of such scallops and mussels out of that area (article 5),landing, using in the preparation or processing for supply of food of, supplying and other specified activities in relation to, such scallops and mussels from the designated area within the United Kingdom (article 6).

Made under: Food and Environment Protection Act 1985 (Section 1, Section 24)

## Introductory text

PUBLIC HEALTH, ENGLAND AND WALES
PUBLIC HEALTH, SCOTLAND
PUBLIC HEALTH, NORTHERN IRELAND
CONTAMINATION OF FOOD
Made 21st August 1992
Laid before Parliament 24th August 1992
Coming into force in accordance with article 1
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 1(1) and (2) and 24(1) of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

## 1 Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning) (Revocation) Order 1992 and shall come into force at 1700 hours on 21st August 1992.

## 2 Revocation

The Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning) Order 1992 is hereby revoked.

## Signature

E. Davison
Assistant Secretary, Scottish Office
Pentland House,
Edinburgh
21st August 1992

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order revokes the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning) Order 1992 which prohibited—
(a) fishing for or taking scallops, defined as Queen Scallops (article 1), and fishing for or taking mussels within the area designated in the Schedule to that Order (article 4),
(b) movement of such scallops and mussels out of that area (article 5),
(c) landing, using in the preparation or processing for supply of food of, supplying and other specified activities in relation to, such scallops and mussels from the designated area within the United Kingdom (article 6).
The effect of this Order is to remove completely the prohibition in fishing for, taking, moving, landing, using in food production and supplying Queen Scallops and mussels from Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands.

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