# The Shrimp Fishing Nets (Scotland) Amendment Order 2008, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends one of the specified exceptions to the prohibition against carrying or deploying a net with a mesh size of between 16 and 31 millimetres provided for in article 3 of the Shrimp Fishing Nets (Scotland) Order 2004.
The exception is that 5% or less by the live weight of the catch retained on board comprises common shrimp, Aesop shrimp or a combination of the two.
No Regulatory Impact Assessment has been prepared in respect of this Order.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2008/10/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/shrimp-fishing-nets-scotland-amendment-order-2008/note
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