
1 

(1) This Order may be cited as the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) (West Coast) (Scotland) Order 2000 and shall come into force at 2000 hours on 1st August 2000.
(2) In this Order–
(a) “scallops” means scallops of the class of pecten maximus and Queen scallops of the class of chlamys opercularis;
(b) “relevant time” means 0001 hours on 1st August 2000.
2 
In the opinion of the Scottish Ministers, scallops in the area designated in article 3 below may be affected by the toxin which causes amnesic 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 scallops in the designated area.
5 
No person shall move any scallops out of the designated area.
6 
No person shall–
(a) use any 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 scallops which were in waters in the designated area after the relevant time;
(c) supply, or have in possession for supply, any 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
1st August 2000
SCHEDULE
Article 3

The area of sea below high water springs enclosed by a line starting from a point on the west coast of Tiree at 56° 30' North latitude 7° West longitude; then south and east along the shoreline of Tiree to Scarinish on the east coast of Tiree at 56° 30' North latitude 6° 48.2' West longitude; then east to a point on the west coast of Mull at 56° 30' North latitude 6° 09' West longitude; then south along the shoreline of Mull to a point at 56° 18.7' North latitude 6° West longitude; then south to 56° North latitude 6° West longitude; then west to 56° North latitude 7° West longitude; then north to the point of beginning.
