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(1) This Order may be cited as the Sea Fish (Prohibited Methods of Fishing) (Firth of Clyde) Order 2019 and comes into force on 14 February 2020.
(2) This Order remains in force until the end of 30 April 2021.
(3) The prohibition in article 3(1) has effect during the following periods—
(a) from 14 February 2020 until the end of 30 April 2020, and
(b) from 14 February 2021 until the end of 30 April 2021.
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(1) In this Order—
 “British fishing boat” means a fishing boat which either is registered in the United Kingdom under Part II of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 or is owned wholly by persons qualified to own British ships for the purposes of that Part of that Act,
 “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 sea fish,
 “ICES statistical rectangle” followed by numerals with a letter is a reference to whichever of the statistical sub-areas and divisions of the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea is identified therein by those numerals and that letter,
 “scallop dredge” means an appliance with a rigid framed mouth which is towed through the water and is manufactured, adapted, used or intended for use for the purpose of fishing for king scallops of the species Pecten maximus, and
 “trawl” means a demersal trawl, seine net or similar towed net.
(2) For the purposes of this Order, a trawl is deemed to have been used for the purpose of fishing for Norway lobsters (of the species Nephrops norvegicus) if the catch retained on board a fishing boat is at least 30% by weight of Norway lobsters.
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(1) Fishing for sea fish by any method, by any British fishing boat, is prohibited in the area comprising that part of the Scottish zone contained within—
(a) that part of ICES statistical rectangle 39E4 which lies to the east of the peninsula of Kintyre and to the north of a straight line between 55°18′18″ north latitude, 05°38′50″ west longitude, and 55°00′30″ north latitude, 05°09′24″ west longitude, and
(b) that part of ICES statistical rectangle 39E4 which lies north of a straight line between 55°17′57″ north latitude, 05°47′54″ west longitude and 55°00′00″ north latitude, 05°21′00″ west longitude and to the south of a straight line between 55°18′18″ north latitude, 05°38′50″ west longitude and 55°00′30″ north latitude, 05°09′24″ west longitude.
(2) Subject to paragraph (4), the prohibition in paragraph (1)(a) does not apply to any British fishing boat that fishes with only—
(a) a scallop dredge,
(b) a creel, or
(c) a trawl used for fishing for Norway lobsters.
(3) The prohibition in paragraph (1)(b) does not apply to any British fishing boat that fishes with only—
(a) a scallop dredge, or
(b) a creel.
(4) Paragraph (2) is not to be read as allowing any fishing for sea fish in any part of the area described in paragraph (1)(a) which is otherwise prohibited by the South Arran Marine Conservation Order 2015.
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The Sea Fish (Prohibited Methods of Fishing) (Firth of Clyde) Order 2017 is revoked.
FERGUS EWING
A member of the Scottish Government
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
10th December 2019