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The Sea Fish (Prohibition on Fishing) (Firth of Clyde) Order 2026

Type Scottish-Statutory-Instrument
Publication 2026-01-14
State In force
Jurisdiction Scotland
Department King's Printer for Scotland
Source legislation.gov.uk
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Made: 14th January 2026

Laid before the Scottish Parliament: 16th January 2026

Coming into force: 14th February 2026

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Citation and commencement

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Interpretation

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Prohibition on fishing

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Exemption from the prohibition in article 3

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Revocation

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SCHEDULE — Description of areas – boundary lines

PART 1

Boundary Line Set of co-ordinates of points which the boundary line joins Topographic description of boundary line
1. O to P Loxodrome
2. P to Q Loxodrome
3. Q to O Line following the mean high water spring mark

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PART 2

Boundary Line Set of co-ordinates of points which the boundary line joins Topographic description of boundary line
1. A to B Loxodrome
2. B to C Loxodrome
3. C to D Loxodrome
4. D to E Loxodrome
5. E to F Loxodrome
6. F to A Line following the mean high water spring mark

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PART 3

Boundary Line Set of co-ordinates of points which the boundary line joins Topographic description of boundary line
1. A to B Loxodrome
2. B to C Loxodrome
3. C to D Loxodrome
4. D to E Loxodrome
5. E to F Loxodrome
6. F to G Loxodrome
7. G to H Line following the mean high water spring mark
8. H to I Loxodrome
9. I to J Line following the mean high water spring mark
10. J to K Loxodrome
11. K to L Loxodrome
12. L to M Line following the mean high water spring mark
13. M to N Loxodrome
14. N to A Line following the mean high water spring mark

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Signed

MAIRI GOUGEON — A member of the Scottish Government — 14th January 2026

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1967 c. 84(“the 1967 Act”). Section 5(1) of the 1967 Act was substituted by section 198(2) of the Marine and Coastal Access Act2009 (c. 23)(“the 2009 Act”), which extends to Scotland by virtue of section 158(1) of the Marine (Scotland) Act2010 (asp 5)(“the 2010 Act”). Sections 5 and 20 of the 1967 Act are modified in relation to Scotland by section 22A(2), (6) and (11) of that Act. Section 22A of the 1967 Act was inserted byS.I. 1999/1820. Section 22A(2) of the 1967 Act was amended by section 159 of the 2010 Act. Section 22A(6) of the 1967 Act was substituted by section 159(4) of the 2010 Act and section 22A(11) of the 1967 Act was amended byS.I. 2000/2040and paragraph 6(13)(d) of schedule 4 of the Fisheries Act2020 (c. 22).

[^f00002]: 1995 c. 21.

[^f00003]: S.S.I. 2024/6.

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