2006 No. 487
SEA FISHERIES
The Inshore Fishing (Prohibition of Fishing for Cockles) (Scotland) (No. 3) Order 2006
Made 5th October 2006
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 5th October 2006
Coming into force 12th November 2006

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 1 of the Inshore Fishing (Scotland) Act 1984 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, and having consulted such bodies as they consider appropriate, hereby make the following Order:
1984 c. 26; section 1 was amended by the Inshore Fishing (Scotland) Act 1994 (c. 27), section 1. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46).

1 Citation and commencement
This Order may be cited as the Inshore Fishing (Prohibition of Fishing for Cockles) (Scotland) (No. 3) Order 2006 and shall come into force on 12th November 2006.

2 Prohibition of fishing for cockles
Subject to articles 3 and 4, fishing for cockles (Cerastoderma edule) from or by means of any vehicle in Scottish inshore waters is prohibited.

3 Excepted area
The prohibition in article 2 shall not apply to fishing for cockles within that part of Scottish inshore waters which lies within the area bounded by the mean high-water mark of ordinary spring tides, by a straight line extending due east from the Isle of Whithorn at a point at 54°41'46" North latitude and 04°22'00" West longitude and by the line referred to in article 3(b)(i) of the Scottish Adjacent Waters Boundaries Order 1999.
S.I.1999/1126.

4 Exception for scientific investigation
The prohibition in article 2 shall not apply to fishing for cockles by, or authorised by, the Scottish Ministers for the purposes of scientific investigation.

5 Revocation
The Inshore Fishing (Prohibition of Fishing for Cockles) (Scotland) (No. 2) Order 2006 is revoked.
S.S.I. 2006/383.
ROSS FINNIE A member of the Scottish Executive St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 5th October 2006

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order prohibits, subject to two exceptions, fishing for cockles (Cerastoderma edule) from or by means of any vehicle in Scottish inshore waters (article 2). “Scottish inshore waters” is defined in section 9(1) of the Inshore Fishing (Scotland) Act 1984.
This prohibition does not apply in the area of the Solway Firth specified in article 3 and shown in the illustrative map which accompanies this Note, in which area such fishing may be permitted only in terms of a license issued under the Solway Firth Regulated Fishery (Scotland) Order 2006 (S.S.I. 2006/57).
Fishing for cockles by, or authorised by, the Scottish Ministers for the purpose of scientific investigation is excepted from the prohibition (article 4).
The Order revokes the Inshore Fishing (Prohibition of Fishing for Cockles) (Scotland) (No) Order 2006 (article 5).