# The Water Environment (Shellfish Water Protected Areas: Designation) (Scotland) Order 2016

S.S.I. 2016/251 · made 1 September 2016

This Order designates Loch Ryan as a shellfish water protected area for the purposes of Part 1 (protection of the water environment) of the Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003 as applied by regulation 5 of the Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (Solway Tweed River Basin District) Regulations 2004.

Made under: Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003 (Section 5A)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/water-environment-shellfish-water-protected-areas-designation-scotland-order-2016/pdf/ssi_20160251_en.pdf; Policy Note https://openlegislation.uk/water-environment-shellfish-water-protected-areas-designation-scotland-order-2016/pdf/ssipn_20160251_en.pdf

## Introductory text

Environmental Protection
Shellfish
Water
Made 1st September 2016
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 5th September 2016
Coming into force 4th October 2016
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 2003 and of all other powers enabling them to do so.
In accordance with section 5A(2) of that Act, they consider it desirable for the area of coastal water designated by this Order to be so designated under section 5A(1) for the protection or development of economically significant shellfish production.

## 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) This Order may be cited as the Water Environment (Shellfish Water Protected Areas: Designation) (Scotland) Order 2016 and comes into force on 4th October 2016.
(2) In this Order “the Act” means the Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003.

## 2 Shellfish Water Protected Area

(1) The area of coastal water identified on the map is designated as a shellfish water protected area for the purposes of Part 1 of the Act as applied by regulation 5 of the Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (Solway Tweed River Basin District) Regulations 2004.
(2) The map referred to in paragraph (1) is the map prepared for the purposes of this Order and laid before the Scottish Parliament in accordance with section 5A(6) of the Act.

## Signature

ROSEANNA CUNNINGHAM
A member of the Scottish Government
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
1st September 2016

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order designates Loch Ryan as a shellfish water protected area for the purposes of Part 1 (protection of the water environment) of the Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003 as applied by regulation 5 of the Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (Solway Tweed River Basin District) Regulations 2004.
This area is identified by reference to a map prepared for the purposes of this Order and laid before the Scottish Parliament in accordance with section 5A(6) of that Act. The map has been published by the Scottish Ministers and is available on their website at www.gov.scot/Topics/Environment/Water/.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2016/251 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/water-environment-shellfish-water-protected-areas-designation-scotland-order-2016
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