Statutory Instruments
PUBLIC HEALTH, ENGLAND AND WALES
PUBLIC HEALTH, SCOTLAND
PUBLIC HEALTH, NORTHERN IRELAND
CONTAMINATION OF FOOD
Made
16th April 1999
Laid before Parliament
21st April 1999
Coming into force in accordance with article 1
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 1(1) and (2) and 24(1) of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985(1) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:
1. This Order may be cited as the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) Order 1999 Revocation Order 1999 and shall come into force at 13.00 hours on 16th April 1999.
2. The Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) Order 1999(2) is hereby revoked.
M Thomson
Assistant Secretary, Scottish Office
Pentland House,
Edinburgh
16th April 1999
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order revokes the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) Order 1999 which prohibited–
(a)fishing for or taking scallops within the area designated in the Schedule to that Order (article 4);
(b)movement of such scallops out of that area (article 5);
(c)landing, using in the preparation or processing for supply of food of, supplying and other specified activities in relation to, such scallops from the designated area within the United Kingdom (article 6).
The effect of this Order is to remove completely the prohibition on fishing for, taking, moving, landing, using in food production and supplying scallops from the designated area.
1985 c. 48; section 1(1) and (2) was amended respectively 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”.
S.I. 1999/1005.