{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/shellfish-specification-of-molluscs-and-crustaceans-scotland-regulations-1999/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/shellfish-specification-of-molluscs-and-crustaceans-scotland-regulations-1999/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "ssi/1999/139",
  "legislation_title": "The Shellfish (Specification of Molluscs and Crustaceans) (Scotland) Regulations 1999",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/shellfish-specification-of-molluscs-and-crustaceans-scotland-regulations-1999",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SEA FISHERIES\nSHELLFISH\nMade 29th October 1999\nComing into force 20th November 1999\nThe Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the power conferred on them by sections 1(1) and 22(1) of the Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) Act 1967, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1967 c. 83; relevant amendments to section 1 were made by the Sea Fisheries Act 1968 (c. 77), section 15(2), by the Fishery Limits Act 1976 (c. 86), Schedule 2, paragraph 15 and by the Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) (Amendment) Act 1997 (c. 3), section 1; sections 1(1) and 22(1) were amended by the Scotland Act (Consequential Modifications) (No. 2) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/1820), Schedule 2, paragraph 42(2) and 10 respectively. Section 22(1) contains a definition of “the appropriate Minister” which is relevant to the making of these Regulations. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/1999/139/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:52:38.404512+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."
}