
1 
This Order may be cited as the Loch Ewe, Isle of Ewe, Wester Ross, Scallops Several Fishery (Variation) Order 2002 and shall come into force on 7th May 2002.
2 

(1) The Loch Ewe, Isle of Ewe, Wester Ross, Scallops Several Fishery Order 1997 shall be varied in accordance with the following paragraphs of this article.
(2) In article 1(2) (interpretation)–
(a) there shall be inserted after the definition of “the applicant”–“
 “creel” means a basket, small cage, pot, receptacle or container with one or more openings or entrances, which may be baited and is placed on the seabed for the purpose of catching shellfish;”;
(b) the definition of “the definitive map” is omitted; and
(c) in the definition of “the fishery” the words “and shown coloured pink on the definitive map” are omitted.
(3) In article 2 (right of several fishery) for “a period of 10 years beginning on the date on which this Order comes into force” there shall be substituted “a period of 15 years beginning on the date on which the Loch Ewe, Isle of Ewe, Wester Ross, Scallops Several Fishery (Variation) Order 2002 comes into force”.
(4) After article 2 there shall be inserted the following articles:–“
2A 
The right of several fishery conferred by article 2 above is subject to the restriction that the harvesting of scallops shall be carried out manually by divers.
2B 
For the purposes of section 7(4)(a)(iii) of the Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) Act 1967, a creel is specified as an implement of fishing the use of which is permitted within the fishery.”.
(5) In article 3 (assignation) after “written consent” there shall be inserted “(which consent may be given in electronic form)”.
(6) In article 5 (rights of the Crown)–
(a) in paragraph (1) the words “without the consent in writing of those Commissioners” shall be omitted; and
(b) paragraph (2) shall be omitted.
(7) For the Schedule (description of the fishery) there shall be substituted the Schedule set out in the Schedule to this Order.
ROSS FINNIE
A member of the Scottish Executive
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
10th April 2002
SCHEDULE
Article 2(7).
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SCHEDULE
Article 1(2)

That part of the bed of the sea in Loch Ewe, Wester Ross lying off the north-east shore of the Isle of Ewe, extending to 22.180 hectares or thereby and bounded as follows:– on or towards the north west by a straight line extending in a generally north east direction for 164.778 metres or thereby from a point at 57°50.481' latitude north and 5°37.318' longitude west to a point at 57°50.550' latitude north to a point at 5°37.200' longitude west then on or towards the north east by a straight line extending in a generally south east direction for 1119.848 metres or thereby to a point at 57°50.140' latitude north and 5°36.370' longitude west then on or towards the south east by a line extending in a south westerly direction for 99.983 metres or thereby to a point at 57°50.094' latitude north and 5°36.429' longitude west then on or towards the south west by a line following the line of mean low water springs in a generally north westerly direction to the point of beginning.
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