Order made by the Scottish Ministers, laid before the Scottish Parliament under section 1(8) of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985, for approval by resolution of the Scottish Parliament within twenty-eight days beginning with the day on which the Order was made, subject to extension for periods of dissolution, prorogation or adjournment for more than four days.
1999 No. 50
The Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) (West Coast) (No.2) (Scotland) Order 1999
Made
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
Coming into force in accordance with article 1(1)
The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 1(1) and (2) and section 24(3) of the Food and Environment Protection Act 19851, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, being of the opinion that there exist or may exist circumstances which are likely to create a hazard to human health through human consumption of food and that in consequence food which is derived or may be in the future derived from bivalve molluscs in the area described in the following Order, is, or may be, or may become, unsuitable for human consumption, hereby make the following Order:
Citation, commencement, interpretation and extent1
1
This Order may be cited as the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) (West Coast) (No.2) (Scotland) Order 1999 and shall come into force at 1900 hours on 1st September 1999.
2
In this Order “scallops” means scallops of the class of pecten maximus and Queen scallops of the class of chlamys opercularis and “relevant time” means 0001 on 1st September 1999.
3
This Order extends to Scotland and the Scottish zone.
Designated circumstances2
In the opinion of the Scottish Ministers, scallops in the area designated in article 3 below may be affected by the toxin which causes amnesic shellfish poisoning in human beings and are likely to create a hazard to human health if they are consumed.
Designated area3
The area described in the Schedule to this Order is hereby designated for the purposes of Part I of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985.
Activity prohibited in the designated area4
No person shall fish for or take any scallops in the designated area.
Prohibited movement of scallops5
No person shall move any scallops out of the designated area.
Restrictions6
No person shall–
a
use any scallops taken out of the designated area after the relevant time in the preparation or processing for supply of food and anything from which food could be derived,
b
land any scallops which were in waters in the designated area after the relevant time,
c
supply, or have in possession for supply, any scallops which were in the designated area after the relevant time,
d
supply, or have in possession for supply, any food or anything from which food could be derived in the preparation or processing of which anything was used in contravention of paragraph (a) of this article,
e
feed to any creature a feeding stuff in the preparation or processing of which anything was used in contravention of paragraph (a) of this article.
SCHEDULETHE DESIGNATED AREA
The area of sea below high water springs enclosed by a line starting at a point on the Southern edge of the Kintyre Peninsula at 55° 17.2'N 5° 45.5W; then East to 55° 17.2'N 5° 30'W; then South to a point at 55° 00'N 5° 30'W; then West to a point at 55° 00'N 5° 30.55'W; then North and West along the Scottish Adjacent Waters Boundary line described in article 3(b) of the Scottish Adjacent Waters Boundaries Order 19992 to a point at 55° 25.49'N 6° 30'W; then North to a point at 55° 30'N 6° 30'W then East to the West coast of the Kintyre Peninsula at position 55° 30'N 5° 42.8'W; then South along the shore of the Kintyre Peninsula to the start point.
(This note is not part of the Order)