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Inshore Fishing (Prohibition of Fishing for Cockles) (Scotland) Order 1995 (S.I. No. 1373 (S. 102) of 1995).

Country/Territory
United Kingdom
Territorial subdivision
Scotland
Document type
Regulation
Date
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Fisheries
Keyword
Inland fisheries Fishery management and conservation Molluscs
Geographical area
Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Abstract

This Order prohibits, subject to an exception, fishing for cockles (Cerastoderma edule ): (a) from or by means of any vehicle in Scottish inshore waters, and (b) by any British fishing boat in the area described in article 2 (art. 3)."Scottish inshore waters" is defined in section 9(1) of the Inshore Fishing (Scotland) Act 1984. Fishing for cockles by, or authorized by, the Secretary of State for the purpose of scientific investigation is excepted from the prohibitions (art. 4).

Full text
English
Website
www.opsi.gov.uk

References - Legislation

Amended by

Inshore Fishing (Prohibition of Fishing for Cockles) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2001 (S.S.I. No. 449 of 2001).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2001

Keyword: Inland fisheries, Fishery management and conservation, Molluscs

Source: FAO, FAOLEX