The Specified Crustaceans (Prohibition on Landing, Sale and Carriage) (Scotland) Order 2017

JurisdictionScotland
CitationSSI 2017/455
Year2017
(1) This Order may be cited as the Specified Crustaceans (Prohibition on Landing, Sale and Carriage) (Scotland) Order 2017 and comes into force on 25th February 2018.(2) This Order applies only in relation to Scotland and the Scottish zone.
  • In this Order—
  • (1) For the purposes of section 1(1) of the Act (which prohibits the landing in Scotland of any sea fish of any description, which does not meet such requirements as to size as may be prescribed in relation to sea fish of that description) , there is prescribed as the minimum size in relation to sea fish of the description of edible crab a size of 150 millimetres.(2) Landing from foreign fishing boats is exempted from the prohibition imposed by section 1(1) of the Act, as read with paragraph (1) .(3) Landing into the Shetland Islands is exempted from the prohibition imposed by section 1(1) of the Act, as read with paragraph (1) .(4) In this article—
    • edible crab” means crab of the species Cancer pagurus; and
    • size”, in relation to an edible crab, means the maximum width of the carapace, measured perpendicular to the antero-posterior midline of the carapace, as shown in schedule 1.
    (1) For the purposes of section 1(1) of the Act (which prohibits the landing in Scotland of any sea fish of any description, which does not meet such requirements as to size as may be prescribed in relation to sea fish of that description) , there is prescribed as the minimum size in relation to sea fish of the description of velvet crab a size of 70 millimetres.(2) For the purposes of section 1(2) of the Act (which prohibits in Scotland the sale, exposure or offer for sale or possession for the purpose of sale of any sea fish of any description, which does not meet such requirements as to size as may be prescribed in relation to sea fish of that description) , there is prescribed as the minimum size in relation to sea fish of the description of velvet crab a size of 70 millimetres.(3) For the purposes of section 1(3B) of the Act (which prohibits the carriage on specified fishing boats of any sea fish of any description, which does not meet such requirements as to size as may be prescribed in relation to sea fish of that description) there is prescribed as the minimum size in relation to sea fish of the description of velvet crab a size of 70 millimetres.(4) It is prohibited for a relevant British fishing boat within the Scottish zone to carry any velvet crab with a size of less than 70 millimetres.(5) The landing in Scotland of any berried velvet crab, caught in the territorial sea of the United Kingdom adjacent to Scotland, is prohibited.section 1(1) of the Act, as read with paragraph (1) ; andparagraph (5) .(7) The sale, exposure or offer for sale or possession for the purpose of sale of any velvet crab which is landed from foreign fishing boats is exempted from the prohibition imposed by section 1(2) of the Act, as read with paragraph (2) .(8) In this article—
    • berried velvet crab” means a female velvet crab which is bearing eggs;
    • size” in relation to a velvet crab, means the width of the carapace measured across the broadest part...

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