Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) Amendment (Scotland) Act 2000
2000 asp 12
An Act of the Scottish Parliament to amend section 7(4) of the Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) Act 1967 in respect of rights of several fishery.
The Bill for this Act of the Scottish Parliament was passed on 28th September 2000 and received Royal Assent on 2nd November 2000

1 Permitted fishing implements in several fisheries
In section 7 of the Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) Act 1967 (c.83) (protection of fisheries), in subsection (4)(a), after sub-paragraph (ii) there is inserted

“or
(iii) in the case of several fishery, an implement of a type specified in the order and so used as not to disturb or injure in any manner shellfish of the description in question.”

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2 Short title and commencement
This Act—
(a) may be cited as the Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) Amendment (Scotland) Act 2000;
(b) comes into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which it receives Royal Assent.