The Razor Clams (Prohibition on Fishing and Landing) (Scotland) Order 2017

Scottish Statutory Instruments

2017 No. 419

Sea Fisheries

The Razor Clams (Prohibition on Fishing and Landing) (Scotland) Order 2017

Made

28th November 2017

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

30th November 2017

Coming into force

1st February 2018

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 5(1)(a) and (b) and (2), 6(1) and (3), 22(2) and 22A of the Sea Fish (Conservation) Act 1967(1) and all other powers enabling them to do so.

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1967 c.84 (“the 1967 Act”); section 5(1) was substituted by the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (c.23) (“the 2009 Act”), section 198(2), which extends to Scotland by virtue of the Marine (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 5) (“the 2010 Act”), section 158. Section 5(2) of the 1967 Act was substituted by section 22(1) of the Fisheries Act 1981 (c.29) and amended by the 2009 Act, schedule 15, paragraph 3 which extends to Scotland by virtue of the 2010 Act, section 158. Section 6 was amended by the Fisheries Act 1981 (c.29), section 23(2) and (3); by S.I. 1970/1537, schedule 2, paragraph 10; by S.I. 1974/692, articles 2(1) and 5(3) and schedule 1, Part III; and by S.I. 1999/1820, schedule 2, Part I, paragraph 43 and Part IV, paragraph 1. Sections 5 and 6 of the 1967 Act are modified in relation to Scotland by section 22A(2), (6), (7) and (12) of that Act. Section 22A was inserted by S.I. 1999/1820, schedule 2, paragraph 43(13) and section 22A(6) was substituted by section 159(4) of the 2010 Act. Relevant modifications are contained in S.I. 1999/1748, article 5 and S.I. 1999/1756, articles 3, 5 and 6.