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This Order may be cited as the Prohibition of Fishing with Multiple Trawls (No. 2) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2006 and shall come into force on 22nd January 2007.
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(1) The Prohibition of Fishing with Multiple Trawls (No. 2) (Scotland) Order 2000 is amended in accordance with this article.
(2) For article 3 (prohibition of method of fishing) substitute–“
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(1) Subject to paragraph (2) fishing–
(a) by any Scottish fishing boat wherever it may be; or
(b) by any relevant British fishing boat within the Scottish zone,
with any trawl other than a single trawl is prohibited.
(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to fishing with two trawls or fewer–
(a) by any beam trawler;
(b) having a mesh size of not less than 80 millimetres in the Fladen area;
(c) having a mesh size of not less than 80 millimetres–
(i) in ICES VI south of a line drawn westwards from a point on the Scottish mainland at 56°North 05°40'31"West;
(ii) in ICES VII (Irish Sea, West of Ireland and Porcupine Bank, South Coast of Ireland, Bristol Channel and English Channel); or
(iii) in ICES IV south of a line drawn eastwards from the east coast of England at 53° north latitude; and
(d) having a mesh size of 95 millimetres or more.”.
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The Prohibition of Fishing with Multiple Trawls (No. 2) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2003 is hereby revoked.
ROSS FINNIE
A member of the Scottish Executive
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
14th December 2006