The Wester Ross Marine Conservation Order 2016
1Citation and commencement
2Interpretation
3The protected area
4Prohibited and regulated activities
5Authorisation for the purpose of scientific research
6Disapplication of exception to the offences under sections 94 and 95 of the Marine (Scotland) Act 2010
7Revocations
SCHEDULE 1AREA WHERE DEMERSAL TRAWLING (WHETHER THAT BE A SINGLE DEMERSAL TRAWL OR A TWIN RIG DEMERSAL TRAWL BUT NOT A BEAM TRAWL) BY SPECIFIED VESSELS IS ALLOWED
SCHEDULE 2AREAS WHERE SINGLE DEMERSAL TRAWLING (BUT NOT BEAM TRAWLING) BY SPECIFIED VESSELS IS ALLOWED
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PART 2
2016 No. 88
Environmental Protection
Marine Management

The Wester Ross Marine Conservation Order 2016

Made
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
Coming into force
The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1 and 2A of the Inshore Fishing (Scotland) Act 19841, sections 85(1)(a), (2) and (4), 86(1) and (3), 88(1) and (2) and 92(1) and (5) of the Marine (Scotland) Act 20102 and all other powers enabling them to do so.
In accordance with section 85(1)(a) of the Marine (Scotland) Act 2010, this Order is made for the purpose of furthering the stated conservation objectives for the Wester Ross MPA3 in so far as the conservation objectives relate to burrowed mud, circalittoral muddy sand communities, flame shell beds, kelp and seaweed communities on sublittoral sediment, maerl beds, maerl or coarse shell gravel with burrowing sea cucumbers and northern feather star aggregations on mixed substrata4.

In accordance with section 1(1) of the Inshore Fishing (Scotland) Act 1984, the Scottish Ministers have consulted such bodies as they considered appropriate.

In accordance with section 87(2) of the Marine (Scotland) Act 2010, the Scottish Ministers have sent a copy of a draft of this Order to persons whom they considered were likely to be interested in or affected by the making of this Order.

In accordance with section 87(3) of the Marine (Scotland) Act 2010, the Scottish Ministers have placed a copy of a draft of this Order in such place as they considered was likely to be most convenient for the purpose of enabling it to be inspected by persons likely to be affected by the making of this Order.

In accordance with section 87(6) and (7) of the Marine (Scotland) Act 2010, the Scottish Ministers have published notice of their proposal to make this Order.