Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) (Scotland) Order 1999 (S.S.I. No. 7 of 1999). Pays/Territoire Royaume-Uni Sous-division territoriale Scotland Type du document Règlement Date 1999 Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Alimentation et nutrition Mot clé Contrôle de qualité alimentaire/innocuité des produits alimentaires Produits de la pêche Toxicité/empoisonnement Aire géographique Îles de l'Océan Atlantique, Europe, Europe et Asie Centrale, Atlantique Nord, Mer du Nord, Atlantique du Nord-Est, Europe du Nord Entry into force notes Coming into force in accordance with article 1(1). Résumé This Order contains emergency prohibitions restricting various activities in order to prevent human consumption of food rendered unsuitable for that purpose by virtue of shellfish having been affected by the toxin which causes amnesic shellfish poisoning in human beings. The Order designates an area of sea within which taking scallops is prohibited (arts. 3 and 4 and Schedule). It prohibits the movement of such shellfish out of that area (art. 5). Other restrictions are imposed throughout the United Kingdom in relation to the use of any such shellfish taken from that area (art. 6). Powers of enforcement in relation to emergency prohibitions are conferred by section 4 of, and Schedule 2 to, the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985. Obstruction of enforcement officers is an offence under paragraph 10 of that Schedule. (7 articles completed by a Schedule) Texte intégral Anglais Site web www.opsi.gov.uk