The Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) (West Coast) (No. 17) (Scotland) Order 2005 Revocation Order 2006

Made16th February 2006

Laid before the Scottish Parliament17th February 2006

Coming into force in accordance with article 1

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 1(1) and (2) of the Food and Environment Protection Act 19851 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:

Citation and commencement1.

This Order may be cited as the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) (West Coast) (No. 17) (Scotland) Order 2005 Revocation Order 2006 and shall come into force at 1530 hours on 16th February 2006.

Revocation2.

The Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) (West Coast) (No. 17) (Scotland) Order 20052 is hereby revoked.

PAM WHITTLE

A member of the staff of the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

16th February 2006

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order revokes the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) (West Coast) (No. 17) (Scotland) Order 2005 (“the principal Order”) which prohibited–

(a)

fishing for or taking scallops within the areas designated in the Schedule to that Order (article 4 of the principal Order);

(b)

movement of such scallops out of those areas (article 5 of the principal Order); and

(c)

landing, using in the preparation or processing for supply of food of, supplying and other specified activities in relation to, such scallops from the designated areas (article 6 of the principal Order).

The effect of this Order is to remove the prohibitions in respect of the areas of sea designated in the Schedule to the principal Order.