The Protection of Seals (Designation of Haul-Out Sites) (Scotland) Order 2014

Made: 24th June 2014

Laid before the Scottish Parliament: 26th June 2014

Coming into force: 30th September 2014

In accordance with section 117 of that Act they have consulted the Natural Environment Research Council.

Citation and commencement

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This Order may be cited as the Protection of Seals (Designation of Haul-Out Sites) (Scotland) Order 2014 and comes into force on 30th September 2014.

Interpretation

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• (1) The co-ordinates in the Schedule to this Order are defined on the World Geodetic System 1984 Datum[^f00002].

• (2) In article 3(3), the reference to “the lines” means loxodromic lines.

Designation of haul-out sites

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• (1) The places referred to in paragraph (2) are designated as haul-out sites for the purposes of section 117 of the Marine (Scotland) Act 2010.

• (2) The places referred to in this paragraph are the areas of land above the mean low water spring tide lying within any specified area.

• (3) For the purposes of paragraph (2), a specified area is an area described in the Schedule—

• (a) being an area which is bounded by the lines joining—

• (i) in the order given, the co-ordinates specified in points 1, 2, 3 and 4 of column 2 of the relevant entry in the Schedule; and

• (ii) points 4 and 1 of column 2 of that entry; and

• (b) whose site name is specified in column 1 of that entry.

SCHEDULE — DESIGNATED HAUL-OUT SITES