The Little Loch Broom Scallops Several Fishery Order 2002

Scottish Statutory Instruments

2002 No. 186

SEA FISHERIES

SHELLFISH

The Little Loch Broom Scallops Several Fishery Order 2002

Made

10th April 2002

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

15th April 2002

Coming into force

7th May 2002

Whereas an application for an Order under section 1 of the Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) Act 1967(1) has been made to the Scottish Ministers(2), by Grant Campbell;

And whereas the Scottish Ministers have prepared a draft Order and have served a copy of it on the applicant in accordance with paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to that Act;

And whereas the applicant has caused printed copies of the draft Order to be published and circulated and has given notice of the application all in accordance with paragraph 2 of that Schedule;

And whereas no objections have been received by the Scottish Ministers with respect to the draft order under paragraph 3 of that Schedule;

Now therefore, the Scottish Ministers in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1 and 7(4)(a)(iii) of, as read with Schedule 1 to, that Act and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf and with the consent of the Crown Estate Commissioners hereby make the following Order:

(1)

1967 c. 83; section 1 was amended by the Sea Fisheries Act 1968 (c. 77), section 15(2) (and is to be read with section 15(3) to (6) of that Act), the Fisheries Limits Act 1976 (c. 86), section 9, Schedule 2, paragraph 15 and the Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) (Amendment) Act 1997 (c. 3), section 1; Schedule 1 was amended by the Sea Fisheries Act 1968, section 15(7). Scallops and queens were specified for the purpose of section 1 by the Shellfish (Specification of Molluscs) Regulations 1987 (S.I. 1987/218).

(2)

The reference to the “appropriate Minister” in section 22(1) of the Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) Act 1967 is to be read as a reference to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of the Scotland Act 1998 (Consequential Modifications) (No. 2) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/1820), article 4 and Schedule 2, paragraph 42(10).