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      SCOTTISH STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

      2001 No. 449

      SEA FISHERIES

      The Inshore Fishing (Prohibition of Fishing for Cockles) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2001

        Made 29th November 2001 
        Laid before the Scottish Parliament 3rd December 2001 
        Coming into force 1st January 2002 

      The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 1 of the Inshore Fishing (Scotland) Act 1984[1] and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf and having consulted such bodies as they consider appropriate, hereby make the following Order:

      Citation and commencement
           1. This Order may be cited as the Inshore Fishing (Prohibition of Fishing for Cockles) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2001 and shall come into force on 1st January 2002.

      Amendment of the Inshore Fishing (Prohibition of Fishing for Cockles) (Scotland) Order 1995
                 2. In article 3(b) of the Inshore Fishing (Prohibition of Fishing for Cockles) (Scotland) Order 1995[2] the words "by any British fishing boat" are omitted.


      ROSS FINNIE
      A member of the Scottish Executive

      St Andrew's House, Edinburgh
      29th November 2001

      EXPLANATORY NOTE

      (This note is not part of the Order)

      This Order amends the Inshore Fishing (Prohibition of Fishing for Cockles) (Scotland) Order 1995 (article 2). It extends the prohibition of fishing for cockles within the Solway Firth, so that it covers fishing by any method, including by means of any vehicle, equipment or manual gathering, and from any fishing boat.

      The Regulatory Impact Assessment relating to this Order is available from The Scottish Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Department, Pentland House, 47 Robb's Loan, Edinburgh, EH14 1TW.

       [1] 1984 c.26; section 1 was amended by the Inshore Fishing (Scotland) Act 1994 (c.27), section 1. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46).back

      [2] S.I. 1995/1373.back


      ISBN 0 11059934 9


 



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