{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/prohibition-of-fishing-for-scallops-scotland-order-2003/article-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/prohibition-of-fishing-for-scallops-scotland-order-2003/article-2.json",
  "legislation": "ssi/2003/371",
  "legislation_title": "The Prohibition of Fishing for Scallops (Scotland) Order 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/prohibition-of-fishing-for-scallops-scotland-order-2003",
  "path": "article/2",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "(1) In this Order–\n“French dredge” means a dredge with a rigid fixed tooth bar which is towed through the water and which incorporates paravanes, diving plates, pressure plates, water deflecting plates or any similar devices;\n“king scallops” means scallops of the species Pecten maximus;\n“scallop dredge” means a dredge with a rigid framed mouth which is towed through the water and is manufactured, adapted, used or intended for use for the purpose of fishing for king scallops;\n“Scottish inshore waters” has the same meaning as in section 9(1) of the Inshore Fishing (Scotland) Act 1984;\n“Scotland” has the same meaning as in section 126(1) of the Scotland Act 1998;\n“the territorial sea of the United Kingdom adjacent to Scotland” means that part of the territorial sea of the United Kingdom within the boundaries described in article 3 of, and Schedule 1 to, the Scottish Adjacent Waters Boundaries Order 1999.\n(2) For the purposes of this Order, other than article 4(a), a fishing boat is deemed to have been fishing for king scallops if the catch retained on board that boat includes at least 20 per cent by weight king scallops.",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Art. 2 in force at 22.9.2003, see art. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1984 c. 26."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1998 c. 46."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "S.I. 1999/1126."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2003/371/article/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:35:35.419325+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."
}