{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/razor-clams-prohibition-on-fishing-and-landing-scotland-order-2017/article-3",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2017/419",
  "legislation_title": "The Razor Clams (Prohibition on Fishing and Landing) (Scotland) Order 2017",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/razor-clams-prohibition-on-fishing-and-landing-scotland-order-2017",
  "path": "article/3",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Prohibition on fishing for razor clams",
  "text": "(1) Fishing for razor clams within the Scottish zone is prohibited.\n(2) The prohibition in paragraph (1) does not apply to any operations involving fishing for razor clams which, under the authority of the Scottish Ministers, are conducted for the purpose of scientific investigation.\n(3) Subject to paragraph (4), the prohibition in paragraph (1) does not apply to fishing for razor clams by hand in tidal waters.\n(4) A person fishing for razor clams by hand in tidal waters may take no more than 30 razor clams in any day.\n(5) In paragraph (3), “fishing for razor clams by hand” means the taking of razor clams by hand, without the use of any fishing gear or other mechanical device.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2017/419/article/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:15:19.126954+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."
}