The Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning) Orders 1993 Revocation Order 1993

Made: 17th September 1993

Laid before Parliament: 22nd September 1993

Coming into force in accordance with article 1

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 1(1) and (2) and section 24(1) of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985[^f00001], and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

Citation and commencement

1

This Order may be cited as the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning) Orders 1993 Revocation Order 1993 and shall come into force at 1400 hours on 17th September 1993.

Revocation

2

The Orders listed in the Schedule hereto are hereby revoked.

SCHEDULE

Signed

E C Davison — Assistant Secretary, Scottish Office — 17th September 1993

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order revokes the five Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning) Orders listed in the Schedule which prohibited–

• (a) fishing for or taking scallops, mussels, razor clams and oysters as defined (article 1), within the area designated in the Schedule respective to each Order (article 4);

• (b) movement of such scallops, mussels, razor clams and oysters out of that area (article 5); and

• (c) landing, using in the preparation or processing for supply of food of, supplying and other specified activities in relation to, such scallops, mussels, razor clams and oysters from the designated area within the United Kingdom (article 6).

The effect of this Order is to remove completely the prohibition in fishing for, taking, moving, landing, using in food production and supplying scallops, mussels, razor clams and oysters from the area designated in the Schedule respective to each Order.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1985 c. 48; section 1(1) and (2) were amended by section 51(2)(a) and (b) of the Food Safety Act 1990 (c. 16), and section 24(1) was amended by paragraph 29 of Schedule 3 to that Act; section 1(2) defines “designating authority” and section 24(1) defines “the Ministers”.