This Statutory Instrument has been printed in substitution of the S.I. of the same number and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.
1992 No. 2230 (S. 221)
The Inshore Fishing (Prohibition of Fishing for Cockles) (Scotland) Order 1992
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 1 of the Inshore Fishing (Scotland) Act 19841 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf and having consulted such bodies as he considers appropriate, hereby makes the following Order:
Citation and Commencement1
This Order may be cited as the Inshore Fishing (Prohibition of Fishing for Cockles) (Scotland) Order 1992 and shall come into force on 6th October 1992.
Interpretation2
In this Order—
“the specified sea area” means that part of Scottish inshore waters adjacent to the coast of Scotland between, in the west a point at 54° 40'.6 North latitude and 4° 23'.45 West longitude (hereafter “Burrow Head”) and, in the east, the border with England and lying generally to the east of a straight line drawn from Burrowead in a direction of 110° 30' true, but excluding from that area any waters which are nearer to any point on the coast of England than to any point on the coast of Scotland.
Prohibitions of Fishing for Cockles3
Fishing for cockles (Cerastoderma edule) in the specified sea area is prohibited—
a
from the date of coming into force of this Order until the thirty first day of December 1992, both dates inclusive; and
b
in each year thereafter—
i
from the first day of January until the thirty first day of July, both dates inclusive, and
ii
on every Friday and Saturday between the first day of August and the thirty first day of December, both dates inclusive.
Exemption for scientific investigation4
The prohibitions contained in this Order shall not apply to fishing for cockles for the purpose of scientific investigation.
(This note is not part of the Order)