
1 

(1) This Order may be cited as the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning) (Orkney) (Scotland) Order 2000 and shall come into force at 1600 hours on June 2000.
(2) In this Order “mussels” means mytilus edulis,“razor clams” means “ensis s.p.p.” and “scallops” means scallops of the class of pecten maximusand Queen scallops of the class of chlamys opercularisand “relevant time” means 0001 on 14th June 2000.
2 
In the opinion of the Scottish Ministers, mussels, razor clams and scallops in the area designated in article 3 below may be affected by the toxin which causes paralytic shellfish poisoning in human beings and are likely to create a hazard to human health if they are consumed.
3 
The area described in the Schedule to this Order is hereby designated for the purposes of Part I of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985.
4 
No person shall fish for or take any mussels, razor clams or scallops in the designated area.
5 
No person shall move any mussels, razor clams or scallops out of the designated area.
6 
No person shall–
(a) use any mussels, razor clams or scallops taken out of the designated area after the relevant time in the preparation or processing for supply of food and anything from which food could be derived;
(b) land any mussels, razor clams or scallops which were in waters in the designated area after the relevant time;
(c) supply, or have in possession for supply, any mussels, razor claims or scallops which were in the designated area after the relevant time;
(d) supply, or have in possession for supply, any food or anything from which food could be derived in the preparation or processing of which anything was used in contravention of paragraph (a) of this article; or
(e) feed to any creature a feeding stuff in the preparation or processing of which anything was used in contravention of paragraph (a) of this article.
J R WILDGOOSE
A member of the staff of the Scottish Ministers
Pentland House,
Edinburgh
14th June 2000
SCHEDULE
Article 3

The area of sea around the islands of Orkney below mean high water springs enclosed by a line extending from Tor Ness on the island of Hoy at 58° 47'N 3° 17.5'W; then due south to a point at 58° 45'N 3° 17.5'W; then due east to Barth Head on South Ronaldsay at 58° 45'N 2° 59'W; then north and west along the shoreline of South Ronaldsay and the Mainland to Breck Ness on the mainland at 58° 58'N 3° 21'W; then south and west to the Kame of Hoy on Hoy at 58° 55.5'N 3° 24'W; then east, south and west along the shoreline of Hoy to the start point at Tor Ness at 58° 47'N 3°17.5'W.
