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SEA FISHERIES

SHELLFISH

Made 6th June 2002

Laid before the Scottish Parliament 7th June 2002

Coming into force 1st July 2002

Whereas an application for an Order under section 1 of the Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) Act 1967f1 has been made to the Scottish Ministersf2 by Ormsary Farmers;

And whereas the Scottish Ministers have prepared a draft Order and have served a copy of it on the applicant in accordance with paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to that Act;

And whereas the applicant has caused printed copies of the draft Order to be published and circulated and has given notice of the application in accordance with paragraph 2 of that Schedule;

And whereas no objections have been received by the Scottish Ministers with respect to the draft Order under paragraph 3 of that Schedule;

Now therefore, the Scottish Ministers in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1 and 7(4)(a)(iii) of, as read with Schedule 1 to, that Act, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, and with the consent of the Crown Estate Commissioners, hereby make the following Order:

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f1

1967 c. 83; section 1 was amended by the Sea Fisheries Act 1968 (c. 77), section 15(2) (and is to be read with section 15(3) to (6) of that Act), the Fishery Limits Act 1976 (c. 86), section 9, Schedule 2, paragraph 15; the Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) (Amendment) Act 1997 (c. 3), section 1; Schedule 1 was amended by the Sea Fisheries Act 1968, section 15(7). Scallops and queens were specified for the purposes of section 1 by the Shellfish (Specification of Molluscs) Regulations 1987 (S.I. 1987/218).

f2

The reference to the “appropriate Minister” in section 22(1) of the Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) Act 1967 is to be read as a reference to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of the Scotland Act 1998 (Consequential Modifications) (No. 2) Order 1999 (1999/1820), article 4 and Schedule 2, paragraph 42(10).