# The Shetland Islands Regulated Fishery (Scotland) Order 1999, Introduction: Introductory text


SEA FISHERIES
SHELLFISH
Made 20th December 1999
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 23rd December 1999
Coming into force 31st January 2000
Whereas an application for an order under section 1 of the Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) Act 1967 was made to the Secretary of State, by the Shetland Shellfish Management Organisation;
And whereas the Secretary of State has prepared a draft Order and served a copy of it on the Organisation in accordance with paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to that Act;
And whereas the Organisation caused printed copies of the draft Order to be published and circulated, and gave notice of the application, in accordance with paragraph 2 of Schedule 1;
And whereas objections were duly made with respect to the proposed Order which the Secretary of State considered to be neither frivolous nor irrelevant;
And whereas the Secretary of State appointed an inspector to make an inquiry concerning the subject matter of the proposed Order in accordance with paragraph 4 of Schedule 1;
And whereas the functions of the Secretary of State have transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998;
Now, therefore, the Scottish Ministers, after considering the objections and representations made with respect to the proposed Order and the report made by the inspector; in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 1 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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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/1999/194/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/shetland-islands-regulated-fishery-scotland-order-1999/introduction
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