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The Water Environment (Shellfish Water Protected Areas: Designation) (Scotland) Order 2013

S.S.I. 2013/324 · Made 12 November 2013 · Extends to Scotland

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Environmental Protection

Shellfish

Water

Made 12th November 2013

Laid before the Scottish Parliament 14th November 2013

Coming into force 22nd December 2013

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 5A(1) and (6) of the Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003f1 and of all other powers enabling them to do so.

In accordance with section 5A(2) of that Act, the Scottish Ministers consider it desirable for the areas of coastal water and transitional water designated by this Order to be so designated under section 5A(1) for the protection or development of economically significant shellfish production.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2003 asp 3. Section 5A was inserted by section 47 of the Aquaculture and Fisheries (Scotland) Act 2013 (asp 7).

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and interpretation
  2. 2Shellfish Water Protected Areas
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement and interpretationI1

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Water Environment (Shellfish Water Protected Areas: Designation) (Scotland) Order 2013 and comes into force on 22nd December 2013.

(2)

In this Order “the Act” means the Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003.

2Shellfish Water Protected AreasI1

(1)

Each area of coastal water or transitional water identified in maps F11 to 7, 9 to 63, 65 to 71 and 73 to 84 is designated as a shellfish water protected area for the purposes of Part 1 of the Act.

(2)

The maps referred to in paragraph (1) are the maps prepared for the purposes of this Order and laid before the Scottish Parliament in accordance with section 5A(6) of the Act.

Signature

PAUL WHEELHOUSE

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

12th November 2013

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order designates 84 areas of coastal water or transitional water within the Scottish River Basin District as “shellfish water protected areas” for the purposes of Part 1 (protection of the water environment) of the Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003.

These areas are identified by reference to maps prepared for the purposes of this Order and laid before the Scottish Parliament in accordance with section 5A(6) of that Act. The maps have been published by the Scottish Ministers and are available on their website at www.scotland.gov.uk.