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Written Question · S3W-04493 · Session 3

How many protection orders have been issued under the Freshwater and Salmon Fisheries (Scotland) Act 1976 and in which locations.

Answered Asked by Michael Matheson SNP Lodged 19 Sep 2007

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many protection orders have been issued under the Freshwater and Salmon Fisheries (Scotland) Act 1976 and in which locations.

The answer

Answered by Richard Lochhead on 2 Oct 2007 · 13 days after it was lodged, on time

There are currently14 Protection Orders in force in Scotland. They are asfollows:
West Strathclyde Protection Order 1988 (SI 1988 No. 1516)
River Earn CatchmentProtection Order 1990 (SI 1990 No. 50)
River Don CatchmentArea (Part) Protection Order 1990 (SI 1990 No. 1971)
Loch Awe and AssociatedWaters Protection Order 1992 (SI 1992 No. 771)
Loch Morar and RiverMorar Protection Order 1992 (SI 1992 No. 2316)
River Clyde CatchmentArea (Part) Protection Order 1994 (SI 1994 No. 1949)
River Tummel CatchmentArea Protection (Renewal) Order 1991 Variation Order 1994 (SI 1994 No. 2623)
Rivers Tweed and EyeProtection (Renewal) Order 1991 Variation Order 1994 (SI 1994 No. 2621)
River Lunan CatchmentArea Protection (Renewal) Order 1991 Variation Order 1994 (SI 1994 No. 2644)
River Arkaig, LochArkaig and Associated Waters Protection Order 1995 (SI 1995 No. 2683)
Upper Spey and AssociatedWaters Protection (Renewal) Order 1993 Variation Order 1996 (SI 1996 No. 57)
North West SutherlandProtection Order 1994 (SI 1994 No. 3302)
River Tay CatchmentProtection (Renewal) Order 1993 Variation order 1996 (SI 1996 No. 58).
Assynt-Coigach AreaProtection Variation Order 2006 (SSI 2006 No.488)
The Assynt-CoigachOrder was made under Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 2003.
Details of the areascovered by these Protection Orders are given in the individual Statutory Instruments.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S3W-04493 by reference.