LegalizeThe Protection of Seals (Designation of Haul-Out Sites) (Scotland) Order 2014
Made: 24th June 2014
Laid before the Scottish Parliament: 26th June 2014
Coming into force: 30th September 2014
In accordance with section 117 of that Act they have consulted the Natural Environment Research Council.
Citation and commencement
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This Order may be cited as the Protection of Seals (Designation of Haul-Out Sites) (Scotland) Order 2014 and comes into force on 30th September 2014.
Interpretation
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- (1) The co-ordinates in the Schedule to this Order are defined on the World Geodetic System 1984 Datum[^f00002].
- (2) In article 3(3), the reference to “the lines” means loxodromic lines.
Designation of haul-out sites
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- (1) The places referred to in paragraph (2) are designated as haul-out sites for the purposes of section 117 of the Marine (Scotland) Act 2010.
- (2) The places referred to in this paragraph are the areas of land above the mean low water spring tide lying within any specified area.
- (3) For the purposes of paragraph (2), a specified area is an area described in the Schedule—
- (a) being an area which is bounded by the lines joining—
- (i) in the order given, the co-ordinates specified in points 1, 2, 3 and 4 of column 2 of the relevant entry in the Schedule; and
- (ii) points 4 and 1 of column 2 of that entry; and
- (b) whose site name is specified in column 1 of that entry.
SCHEDULE — DESIGNATED HAUL-OUT SITES
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 2 | Column 2 | Column 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Site Name | Point 1 | Point 2 | Point 3 | Point 4 |
| Sanda and Sheep Island | 55°16′48.63″N 005°36′09.55″W | 55°17′56.68″N 005°34′11.05″W | 55°17′16.19″N 005°32′59.69″W | 55°16′08.16″N 005°34′58.19″W |
| Sound of Pladda Skerries | 55°26′44.79″N 005°09′52.33″W | 55°26′38.94″N 005°06′22.55″W | 55°26′10.63″N 005°06′25.01″W | 55°26′16.48″N 005°09′54.76″W |
| Rubha nan Sgarbh | 55°33′35.01″N 005°29′51.98″W | 55°33′36.23″N 005°29′16.45″W | 55°31′47.84″N 005°29′04.85″W | 55°31′46.62″N 005°29′40.35″W |
| Yellow Rock | 55°26′03.99″N 005°33′37.03″W | 55°28′00.26″N 005°32′45.72″W | 55°27′52.27″N 005°31′49.65″W | 55°25′56.00″N 005°32′41.01″W |
| Lady Isle | 55°31′55.01″N 004°44′25.11″W | 55°31′55.41″N 004°43′45.29″W | 55°31′25.96″N 004°43′44.37″W | 55°31′25.55″N 004°44′24.18″W |
| Little Scares | 54°39′48.29″N 004°42′22.97″W | 54°40′40.48″N 004°41′44.93″W | 54°40′35.59″N 004°41′24.98″W | 54°39′43.40″N 004°42′03.02″W |
| Solway Firth Outer Sandbank | 54°50′31.84″N 003°34′37.07″W | 54°51′50.95″N 003°32′00.13″W | 54°50′43.95″N 003°30′18.78″W | 54°49′24.88″N 003°32′55.70″W |
| Cairns of Coll | 56°41′43.29″N 006°28′12.47″W | 56°42′55.06″N 006°26′22.43″W | 56°42′21.39″N 006°25′09.91″W | 56°41′09.64″N 006°26′59.96″W |
| Craighouse Small Isles & Lowlandman’s Bay | 55°49′54.20″N 005°56′53.74″W | 55°53′45.43″N 005°53′39.40″W | 55°53′26.60″N 005°52′28.60″W | 55°49′35.40″N 005°55′43.03″W |
| Loch na Corrobha Skerries | 56°20′26.73″N 006°12′10.73″W | 56°20′17.96″N 006°10′26.08″W | 56°19′48.74″N 006°10′34.02″W | 56°19′57.51″N 006°12′18.66″W |
| South Ulva Islands & Little Colonsay | 56°27′40.66″N 006°16′49.48″W | 56°28′49.27″N 006°12′48.65″W | 56°27′43.79″N 006°11′47.85″W | 56°26′35.22″N 006°15′48.60″W |
| East End of Sound of Mull | 56°29′20.95″N 005°44′06.35″W | 56°30′30.68″N 005°42′08.18″W | 56°30′07.93″N 005°41′24.33″W | 56°28′58.22″N 005°43′22.50″W |
| Laggan Bay (Mull) | 56°29′24.68″N 006°11′44.73″W | 56°29′48.04″N 006°09′15.83″W | 56°29′08.65″N 006°08′55.66″W | 56°28′45.29″N 006°11′24.52″W |
| Eilean an Fheoir | 56°21′48.48″N 006°04′18.15″W | 56°21′53.37″N 006°03′45.54″W | 56°21′28.36″N 006°03′33.38″W | 56°21′23.48″N 006°04′05.98″W |
| Arinthluic | 56°36′13.71″N 006°33′01.79″W | 56°36′47.87″N 006°31′49.74″W | 56°36′15.68″N 006°30′59.59″W | 56°35′41.53″N 006°32′11.63″W |
| Vaul & Salum Bays | 56°32′44.37″N 006°48′37.20″W | 56°33′06.07″N 006°46′08.47″W | 56°32′18.33″N 006°45′45.68″W | 56°31′56.64″N 006°48′14.36″W |
| Outer Loch Tarbert | 55°58′18.38″N 005°59′30.44″W | 55°58′34.21″N 005°56′08.09″W | 55°57′08.50″N 005°55′46.84″W | 55°56′52.68″N 005°59′09.07″W |
| Friesland Bay | 56°35′22.35″N 006°35′12.82″W | 56°35′36.77″N 006°33′43.21″W | 56°35′07.61″N 006°33′27.80″W | 56°34′53.19″N 006°34′57.40″W |
| Inch Kenneth & Geasgills | 56°27′34.92″N 006°10′44.28″W | 56°27′50.15″N 006°09′05.51″W | 56°26′07.53″N 006°08′13.95″W | 56°25′52.31″N 006°09′52.65″W |
| South Oronsay | 56°00′15.52″N 006°17′29.94″W | 56°00′35.54″N 006°12′56.77″W | 55°59′32.13″N 006°12′42.03″W | 55°59′12.11″N 006°17′15.08″W |
| Hough Skerries | 56°31′54.72″N 007°00′50.49″W | 56°31′22.56″N 006°59′47.61″W | 56°30′57.14″N 007°00′30.18″W | 56°31′29.29″N 007°01′33.06″W |
| Nave Island | 55°53′12.37″N 006°22′03.75″W | 55°54′35.91″N 006°20′09.54″W | 55°54′14.16″N 006°19′19.17″W | 55°52′50.63″N 006°21′13.40″W |
| Arisaig | 56°55′02.81″N 005°56′25.08″W | 56°55′19.13″N 005°52′23.28″W | 56°53′54.34″N 005°52′04.24″W | 56°53′38.04″N 005°56′05.89″W |
| Pabay & Ardnish Peninsula | 57°17′02.85″N 005°52′59.64″W | 57°17′21.61″N 005°49′58.23″W | 57°15′02.65″N 005°49′09.35″W | 57°14′43.90″N 005°52′10.58″W |
| Loch a’ Bhraige | 57°34′15.72″N 005°59′51.09″W | 57°35′28.51″N 005°58′16.70″W | 57°34′59.51″N 005°56′59.23″W | 57°33′46.73″N 005°58′33.64″W |
| Kishorn Island & Strome Islands | 57°22′51.67″N 005°38′53.51″W | 57°21′06.71″N 005°35′29.49″W | 57°20′10.35″N 005°37′08.80″W | 57°21′55.26ʺN 005°40′32.80ʺW |
| Hyskeir | 56°58′41.18″N 006°40′55.57″W | 56°58′23.75″N 006°39′56.45″W | 56°57′34.08″N 006°40′45.55″W | 56°57′51.50″N 006°41′44.66″W |
| West Canna | 57°03′10.08″N 006°37′20.62″W | 57°04′11.95″N 006°34′37.16″W | 57°03′02.02″N 006°33′08.08″W | 57°02′00.18″N 006°35′51.50″W |
| Sgeir a’ Phuirt | 57°03′18.24″N 006°28′53.08″W | 57°03′13.67″N 006°28′27.22″W | 57°03′02.69″N 006°28′33.76″W | 57°03′07.26″N 006°28′59.62″W |
| Fladda-chuain | 57°45′03.81″N 006°26′04.86″W | 57°43′43.99″N 006°24′42.05″W | 57°43′29.46″N 006°25′31.03″W | 57°44′49.27″N 006°26′53.86″W |
| South WestRum | 56°57′37.44″N 006°22′03.92″W | 56°56′23.37″N 006°19′10.43″W | 56°56′00.45″N 006°19′43.20″W | 56°57′14.51″N 006°22′36.68″W |
| Sgeir nam Maol | 57°45′11.49″N 006°23′02.74″W | 57°44′47.72″N 006°22′29.57″W | 57°44′40.55″N 006°22′47.55″W | 57°45′04.32″N 006°23′20.72″W |
| Sgeirean Glasa | 57°58′13.88″N 005°27′08.60″W | 57°58′05.19″N 005°25′54.43″W | 57°57′34.58″N 005°26′07.14″W | 57°57′43.26″N 005°27′21.29″W |
| Rubha Creag Iomhair | 58°15′55.30″N 005°14′03.26″W | 58°15′33.83″N 005°12′46.94″W | 58°14′35.04″N 005°13′46.48″W | 58°14′56.50″N 005°15′02.78″W |
| Carn nan Sgeir | 57°57′44.61″N 005°22′13.15″W | 57°57′52.11″N 005°21′37.21″W | 57°57′21.54″N 005°21′14.63″W | 57°57′14.04″N 005°21′50.56″W |
| Eilean Chrona | 58°15′18.18″N 005°17′57.51″W | 58°15′14.47″N 005°17′15.41″W | 58°14′51.89″N 005°17′22.57″W | 58°14′55.60″N 005°18′04.67″W |
| Glas-Leac Mor (Summer Isles) | 58°01′59.91″N 005°28′34.07″W | 58°01′59.33″N 005°27′36.03″W | 58°01′25.38″N 005°27′37.25″W | 58°01′25.96″N 005°28′35.27″W |
| Am Balg | 58°32′50.43″N 005°07′33.50″W | 58°32′58.31″N 005°06′49.64″W | 58°32′39.54″N 005°06′37.31″W | 58°32′31.66″N 005°07′21.16″W |
| Iolla Mhor | 57°58′45.24″N 005°20′43.24″W | 57°58′43.60″N 005°20′27.86″W | 57°58′31.25″N 005°20′32.53″W | 57°58′32.88″N 005°20′47.90″W |
| Inner Loch Maddy | 57°38′30.44″N 007°13′24.14″W | 57°39′15.51″N 007°10′17.25″W | 57°37′41.71″N 007°08′58.69″W | 57°36′56.67″N 007°12′05.47″W |
| Oronsay (North Uist) | 57°41′21.81″N 007°19′06.57″W | 57°40′25.72″N 007°15′54.62″W | 57°38′51.85″N 007°17′30.21″W | 57°39′47.90″N 007°20′42.06″W |
| Inner Loch Eynort | 57°14′49.78″N 007°21′56.00″W | 57°14′15.11″N 007°16′40.26″W | 57°12′59.23″N 007°17′08.68″W | 57°13′33.89″N 007°22′24.25″W |
| Sgeir Leathann (Broad Bay) | 58°17′14.71″N 006°16′18.86″W | 58°17′26.43″N 006°15′24.19″W | 58°17′03.13″N 006°15′06.19″W | 58°16′51.41″N 006°16′00.85″W |
| Inner Bagh nam Faoileann & Loch Chill Eireabhaigh | 57°23′16.51″N 007°19′47.20″W | 57°25′05.56″N 007°15′53.77″W | 57°24′01.81″N 007°14′11.68″W | 57°22′12.81″N 007°18′05.09″W |
| Loch Langais | 57°33′48.43″N 007°17′36.35″W | 57°34′34.24″N 007°15′11.94″W | 57°33′39.90″N 007°14′12.31″W | 57°32′54.12″N 007°16′36.68″W |
| Gairbh-Eilean Ronaigh | 57°30′58.54″N 007°13′41.15″W | 57°30′27.26″N 007°11′11.11″W | 57°29′16.54ʺN 007°12′02.02ʺW | 57°29′47.80″N 007°14′31.99″W |
| Luib Bhan | 57°25′28.18″N 007°23′03.81″W | 57°25′18.76″N 007°19′50.62″W | 57°24′27.48″N 007°19′59.25″W | 57°24′36.90″N 007°23′12.37″W |
| Loch a’ Bhaigh | 57°43′27.83″N 007°10′09.63″W | 57°42′31.25″N 007°07′10.34″W | 57°41′48.63″N 007°07′57.32″W | 57°42′45.18″N 007°10′56.58″W |
| Flodda | 57°28′56.33″N 007°17′44.85″W | 57°29′30.19″N 007°15′59.43″W | 57°28′08.74″N 007°14′29.32″W | 57°27′34.90″N 007°16′14.69″W |
| Aird Ghrein & Sgeir Liath | 57°00′43.31″N 007°31′32.86″W | 57°00′47.40″N 007°30′20.52″W | 56°59′43.60″N 007°30′08.43″W | 56°59′39.52″N 007°31′20.74″W |
| Aird Dhubh | 57°56′27.41″N 006°32′04.84″W | 57°56′31.78″N 006°31′35.29″W | 57°55′59.34″N 006°31′18.35ʺW | 57°55′54.97″N 006°31′47.89″W |
| Rubha Bholuim | 57°14′15.07″N 007°15′33.87″W | 57°14′17.87″N 007°15′15.01″W | 57°14′00.54″N 007°15′06.27ʺW | 57°13′57.75″N 007°15′25.13″W |
| Askernish Skerries South | 57°10′56.63″N 007°26′38.77″W | 57°10′55.44″N 007°25′53.57″W | 57°10′37.43″N 007°25′55.18″W | 57°10′38.62″N 007°26′40.37″W |
| An Acarsaid a Deas | 57°52′23.01″N 006°41′58.05″W | 57°51′41.09″N 006°40′42.38″W | 57°51′17.46″N 006°41′28.48″W | 57°51′59.36″N 006°42′44.15″W |
| Bhalamus | 57°55′33.20″N 006°34′30.82″W | 57°55′29.64″N 006°33′46.35″W | 57°55′01.46″N 006°33′54.34″W | 57°55′05.03″N 006°34′38.79″W |
| Eilean Glas Cheann Chrionaig | 57°57′19.37″N 006°33′04.94″W | 57°57′20.64″N 006°32′45.51″W | 57°57′11.32″N 006°32′43.37ʺW | 57°57′10.06″N 006°33′02.79″W |
| Gasker | 57°59′21.93″N 007°17′30.68″W | 57°58′40.61″N 007°15′30.46″W | 57°58′15.29″N 007°16′01.31″W | 57°58′56.60″N 007°18′01.51″W |
| Gills Bay | 58°39′22.18″N 003°10′54.29″W | 58°38′44.90″N 003°06′23.09″W | 58°37′49.60″N 003°06′51.12″W | 58°38′26.86″N 003°11′22.21″W |
| Kyle of Tongue Sandbanks | 58°29′48.97″N 004°26′47.96″W | 58°30′36.59″N 004°25′29.97″W | 58°30′06.90″N 004°24′23.83″W | 58°29′19.29″N 004°25′41.83ʺW |
| Eilean Hoan | 58°34′04.93″N 004°42′33.17″W | 58°34′44.77″N 004°39′23.97″W | 58°34′09.38″N 004°38′56.69″W | 58°33′29.54″N 004°42′05.85″W |
| Loch Eriboll & Whiten Head | 58°33′36.88″N 004°38′57.94″W | 58°36′06.21″N 004°31′29.12″W | 58°33′56.74″N 004°28′51.59″W | 58°31′27.56″N 004°36′20.15″W |
| Eynhallow & Westside | 59°08′51.74″N 003°08′14.23″W | 59°09′31.16″N 003°05′59.89″W | 59°08′35.30″N 003°04′57.82″W | 59°07′55.89″N 003°07′12.12″W |
| South North Ronaldsay | 59°21′38.06″N 002°27′30.87″W | 59°22′32.22″N 002°25′08.08″W | 59°21′18.80″N 002°23′21.33″W | 59°20′24.68″N 002°25′44.08″W |
| Switha | 58°47′54.28″N 003°07′00.71″W | 58°48′25.95″N 003°05′40.55″W | 58°48′04.69″N 003°05′09.38″W | 58°47′33.02″N 003°06′29.53″W |
| Skerry of Wastbist | 59°15′45.67″N 002°54′30.57″W | 59°15′43.37″N 002°54′09.86″W | 59°15′19.30″N 002°54′20.05″W | 59°15′21.60″N 002°54′40.76″W |
| Deer Sound | 58°57′59.09″N 002°51′10.02″W | 58°58′17.00″N 002°47′22.95″W | 58°54′56.96″N 002°46′24.06″W | 58°54′39.08″N 002°50′10.77″W |
| Selwick | 58°56′10.47″N 003°22′04.18″W | 58°55′57.17″N 003°18′47.64″W | 58°55′27.64″N 003°18′55.14″W | 58°55′40.94″N 003°22′11.63″W |
| Holm of Papa Westray & North Wick | 59°21′59.21″N 002°53′19.41″W | 59°22′07.62″N 002°52′13.11″W | 59°20′42.28″N 002°51′31.60″W | 59°20′33.87″N 002°52′37.86″W |
| Odness | 59°07′12.99″N 002°33′56.46″W | 59°07′38.56″N 002°32′24.26″W | 59°07′13.15″N 002°31′57.62″W | 59°06′47.59″N 002°33′29.81″W |
| Bay of Ireland | 58°58′10.10″N 003°16′37.52″W | 58°58′45.97″N 003°15′15.97″W | 58°58′15.40″N 003°14′25.56″W | 58°57′39.54″N 003°15′47.11″W |
| Bay of Holland East & Tor Ness | 59°05′40.05″N 002°37′03.46″W | 59°05′44.56″N 002°36′03.24″W | 59°04′10.04″N 002°35′36.54″W | 59°04′05.53″N 002°36′36.71″W |
| Barrel of Butter | 58°53′31.96″N 003°07′50.44″W | 58°53′31.20″N 003°07′20.48″W | 58°53′19.56″N 003°07′21.60″W | 58°53′20.33″N 003°07′51.55″W |
| Damsay & Holm of Grimbister | 59°00′58.29″N 003°05′03.01″W | 59°00′35.26″N 003°02′24.32″W | 58°59′31.24″N 003°02′59.26″W | 58°59′54.25″N 003°05′37.87″W |
| Holm of Houton | 58°54′55.04″N 003°11′27.89″W | 58°54′37.75″N 003°10′50.61″W | 58°54′21.48″N 003°11′18.81″W | 58°54′38.77″N 003°11′56.09″W |
| Cava | 58°53′28.35″N 003°10′27.12″W | 58°52′36.17″N 003°09′08.21″W | 58°52′11.71″N 003°10′08.56″W | 58°53′03.88″N 003°11′27.48″W |
| Helliar Holm North & Elwick | 59°02′14.68″N 002°54′31.71″W | 59°02′08.84″N 002°53′26.52″W | 59°01′24.04″N 002°53′41.63″W | 59°01′29.88″N 002°54′46.80″W |
| Costa & Burgar | 59°09′05.02″N 003°11′21.83″W | 59°07′43.56″N 003°06′42.82″W | 59°07′25.42″N 003°07′02.90″W | 59°08′46.86″N 003°11′41.88″W |
| Flotta Oil Terminal | 58°50′16.16″N 003°08′28.57″W | 58°50′57.98″N 003°06′26.21″W | 58°50′41.13″N 003°06′04.77″W | 58°49′59.31″N 003°08′07.13″W |
| Seal Skerry (Eday) | 59°10′22.56″N 002°49′35.48″W | 59°10′21.12″N 002°49′09.31″W | 59°09′45.64″N 002°49′16.74″W | 59°09′47.08″N 002°49′42.90″W |
| Taing Skerry & Grass Holm | 59°03′49.44″N 002°56′58.66″W | 59°03′47.86″N 002°55′50.35″W | 59°03′29.40″N 002°55′51.97″W | 59°03′30.98″N 002°57′00.26″W |
| Ve Ness | 58°55′45.32″N 003°05′25.70″W | 58°55′51.95″N 003°04′36.01″W | 58°55′36.78″N 003°04′28.46″W | 58°55′30.16″N 003°05′18.14″W |
| North West Water Sound | 58°51′23.80″N 002°59′04.72″W | 58°51′06.97″N 002°56′29.57″W | 58°50′36.79″N 002°56′41.78″W | 58°50′53.61″N 002°59′16.89″W |
| Holm of Rendall | 59°04′19.19″N 003°00′01.88″W | 59°04′06.35″N 002°59′01.81″W | 59°03′54.40″N 002°59′11.44″W | 59°04′07.24″N 003°00′11.50″W |
| Narr Ness | 59°19′58.62″N 003°00′05.37″W | 59°20′45.10″N 002°58′58.83″W | 59°20′27.60″N 002°58′11.98″W | 59°19′41.12″N 002°59′18.53″W |
| North end Mill Bay | 59°08′06.79″N 002°37′02.76″W | 59°08′52.12″N 002°34′28.30″W | 59°08′22.91″N 002°33′55.86″W | 59°07′37.60″N 002°36′30.30″W |
| Spo Ness to Ness of Brough | 59°19′11.09″N 002°57′58.60″W | 59°18′16.71″N 002°53′47.67″W | 59°17′40.55″N 002°54′17.68″W | 59°18′34.91″N 002°58′28.55″W |
| Bay of Houseby | 59°05′19.08″N 002°33′58.63″W | 59°04′46.85″N 002°31′56.09″W | 59°04′24.12″N 002°32′18.65″W | 59°04′56.34″N 002°34′21.18″W |
| Sweyn Holm | 59°05′41.22″N 002°57′18.78″W | 59°05′29.77″N 002°56′34.06″W | 59°05′04.53″N 002°56′58.47″W | 59°05′15.98″N 002°57′43.19″W |
| Holm of Scockness | 59°10′14.73″N 002°57′32.98″W | 59°10′18.82″N 002°56′43.22″W | 59°09′43.08″N 002°56′32.08″W | 59°09′38.99″N 002°57′21.82″W |
| Egilsay North | 59°10′41.35″N 002°56′07.61″W | 59°10′51.25″N 002°54′49.24″W | 59°09′44.21″N 002°54′17.13″W | 59°09′34.32″N 002°55′35.45″W |
| Stroma | 58°42′00.15″N 003°07′27.76″W | 58°41′37.03″N 003°05′19.31″W | 58°39′30.78″N 003°06′43.16″W | 58°39′53.87″N 003°08′51.50″W |
| South East Egilsay | 59°09′12.31″N 002°55′22.57″W | 59°09′10.99″N 002°54′33.51″W | 59°07′14.99″N 002°54′45.42″W | 59°07′16.32″N 002°55′34.43″W |
| North & East Fara | 58°51′38.17″N 003°09′58.50″W | 58°50′30.62″N 003°08′07.99″W | 58°50′05.01″N 003°09′06.29″W | 58°51′12.54″N 003°10′56.81″W |
| Pentland Skerries | 58°41′23.02″N 002°56′21.62″W | 58°42′02.18″N 002°54′32.59″W | 58°40′54.67″N 002°53′03.21″W | 58°40′15.54″N 002°54′52.22″W |
| Greenli Ness | 59°04′28.90″N 002°41′03.85″W | 59°05′36.38″N 002°38′49.54″W | 59°05′01.15″N 002°37′42.76″W | 59°03′53.69″N 002°39′57.06″W |
| Seal Skerry(N Ronaldsay) | 59°23′57.53″N 002°23′51.57″W | 59°24′07.45″N 002°23′07.55″W | 59°23′36.63″N 002°22′40.83″W | 59°23′26.70″N 002°23′24.84″W |
| Copinsay | 58°54′24.85″N 002°42′31.38″W | 58°54′11.32″N 002°39′41.35″W | 58°53′19.95″N 002°39′56.65″W | 58°53′33.47″N 002°42′46.61″W |
| East South Shetland | 60°08′38.08″N 001°13′22.06″W | 60°08′31.17″N 001°09′24.20″W | 60°00′16.13″N 001°10′22.25″W | 60°00′23.00″N 001°14′19.13″W |
| West Linga & Lunning Sound Holms | 60°22′48.02″N 001°03′26.36″W | 60°22′26.75″N 001°01′04.52″W | 60°20′40.55″N 001°02′09.50″W | 60°21′01.80″N 001°04′31.22″W |
| Ve Skerries | 60°22′45.40″N 001°49′03.78″W | 60°22′28.22″N 001°48′09.09″W | 60°21′47.06″N 001°49′01.85″W | 60°22′04.23″N 001°49′56.52″W |
| Effirth Voe & Bixter Voe | 60°15′41.49″N 001°25′15.80″W | 60°14′47.16″N 001°23′24.45″W | 60°14′23.27″N 001°24′11.64″W | 60°15′17.59″N 001°26′02.99″W |
| Sanda & Score Islands | 60°10′37.15″N 001°23′02.02″W | 60°10′33.90″N 001°22′09.19″W | 60°09′14.24″N 001°22′28.97″W | 60°09′17.49″N 001°23′21.76″W |
| Ungam | 60°27′18.21″N 001°18′49.79″W | 60°27′23.33″N 001°18′26.09″W | 60°27′14.28″N 001°18′18.07″W | 60°27′09.16″N 001°18′41.78″W |
| Lamba | 60°30′52.73″N 001°18′22.55″W | 60°31′24.95″N 001°17′10.05″W | 60°31′04.56″N 001°16′32.78″W | 60°30′32.35″N 001°17′45.27″W |
| Little Roe | 60°30′16.35″N 001°16′10.69″W | 60°29′48.35″N 001°15′22.38″W | 60°29′33.56″N 001°15′57.63″W | 60°30′01.55″N 001°16′45.93″W |
| Sligga Skerry & North End of Bigga | 60°30′26.96″N 001°12′42.24″W | 60°30′28.54″N 001°11′29.79″W | 60°29′51.86″N 001°11′26.53″W | 60°29′50.29″N 001°12′38.96″W |
| Isle of West Burrafirth & Tainga Skerries | 60°19′00.96″N 001°33′18.45″W | 60°18′58.49″N 001°32′02.22″W | 60°18′21.11″N 001°32′07.14″W | 60°18′23.57″N 001°33′23.35″W |
| Channer Wick & Hos Wick | 59°59′07.52″N 001°17′10.92″W | 60°00′05.36″N 001°15′56.63″W | 59°59′44.46″N 001°14′51.83″W | 59°58′46.63″N 001°16′06.14″W |
| Scudills Wick | 60°16′57.80″N 001°09′39.65″W | 60°17′44.06″N 001°07′57.41″W | 60°17′33.80″N 001°07′38.57″W | 60°16′47.54″N 001°09′20.81″W |
| Egilsay, Heodale & Isle of Gunnister | 60°27′01.86″N 001°26′55.49″W | 60°24′21.42″N 001°24′48.29″W | 60°24′02.37″N 001°26′26.52″W | 60°26′42.79″N 001°28′33.84″W |
| Rumble, East Linga, Grif Skerry | 60°20′10.86″N 000°55′19.82″W | 60°21′07.14″N 000°51′34.34″W | 60°20′20.29″N 000°50′46.80″W | 60°19′24.03″N 000°54′32.21″W |
| Uyea Sound | 60°20′07.11″N 001°26′30.20″W | 60°19′45.03″N 001°25′22.43″W | 60°19′03.36″N 001°26′17.65″W | 60°19′25.43″N 001°27′25.40″W |
| Colsay & Bay of Scousburgh | 59°57′32.04″N 001°21′44.36″W | 59°57′14.92″N 001°19′27.54″W | 59°56′37.01″N 001°19′46.42″W | 59°56′54.12″N 001°22′03.20″W |
| Gruting Voe North West Head | 60°14′43.72″N 001°31′50.37″W | 60°14′34.09″N 001°30′32.09″W | 60°13′41.29″N 001°30′58.37″W | 60°13′50.92″N 001°32′16.62″W |
| Fetlar North West Islands | 60°38′40.84″N 000°55′02.01″W | 60°38′39.00″N 000°53′30.45″W | 60°37′19.79″N 000°53′37.05″W | 60°37′21.63″N 000°55′08.56″W |
| Skea Skerries (Yell Sound) | 60°33′19.62″N 001°18′45.50″W | 60°33′10.50″N 001°18′02.43″W | 60°32′47.38″N 001°18′22.63″W | 60°32′56.50″N 001°19′05.70″W |
| Point of Bugarth | 60°37′32.89″N 001°11′57.26″W | 60°37′25.53″N 001°11′02.50″W | 60°35′57.66″N 001°11′51.38″W | 60°36′05.01″N 001°12′46.10″W |
| Isle of Stenness | 60°29′09.12″N 001°37′56.11″W | 60°28′23.76″N 001°36′50.23″W | 60°28′03.68″N 001°37′46.96″W | 60°28′49.04″N 001°38′52.85″W |
| Tinga Skerry | 60°30′41.37″N 001°14′50.16″W | 60°30′35.08″N 001°14′31.75″W | 60°30′22.51″N 001°14′49.42″W | 60°30′28.81″N 001°15′07.83″W |
| Swarta Skerry & Mo Geo | 60°19′13.06″N 001°43′26.57″W | 60°19′09.21″N 001°42′07.47″W | 60°18′55.80″N 001°42′10.13″W | 60°18′59.66″N 001°43′29.23″W |
| Aa Skerry | 60°10′27.95″N 001°26′19.69″W | 60°10′25.73″N 001°25′51.20″W | 60°09′55.49″N 001°26′00.71″W | 60°09′57.71″N 001°26′29.19″W |
| Da Smell Geo | 60°08′02.37″N 002°02′58.14″W | 60°08′30.32″N 002°02′26.72″W | 60°08′24.50″N 002°02′05.90″W | 60°07′56.55″N 002°02′37.33″W |
| Eswick Holm | 60°15′40.16″N 001°07′52.00″W | 60°15′37.76″N 001°07′23.15″W | 60°15′10.23″N 001°07′32.41″W | 60°15′12.63″N 001°08′01.26″W |
| Westing | 60°45′10.57″N 000°58′34.32″W | 60°45′00.99″N 000°56′24.28″W | 60°42′44.96″N 000°57′06.15″W | 60°42′54.53″N 000°59′16.04″W |
| Little Holm | 60°33′36.98″N 001°15′59.80″W | 60°33′34.50″N 001°15′36.17″W | 60°33′19.07″N 001°15′42.87″W | 60°33′21.55″N 001°16′06.49″W |
| Hoo Stack | 60°15′00.80″N 001°05′43.45″W | 60°15′09.44″N 001°05′03.80″W | 60°14′55.29″N 001°04′51.31″W | 60°14′46.64″N 001°05′30.96″W |
| Tros Wick | 59°56′13.94″N 001°16′07.19″W | 59°56′06.40″N 001°15′33.19″W | 59°55′34.64″N 001°16′01.16″W | 59°55′42.17″N 001°16′35.16″W |
| Ure | 60°30′47.57″N 001°36′54.06″W | 60°30′38.11″N 001°34′55.11″W | 60°30′12.60″N 001°35′03.46″W | 60°30′22.05″N 001°37′02.38″W |
| Head of Calsta | 60°34′29.21″N 001°19′14.26″W | 60°34′33.67″N 001°18′47.44″W | 60°34′03.66″N 001°18′26.86″W | 60°33′59.21″N 001°18′53.68″W |
| Holm of Melby | 60°18′46.25″N 001°39′33.36″W | 60°18′48.33″N 001°38′58.81″W | 60°18′28.49″N 001°38′53.94″W | 60°18′26.40″N 001°39′28.48″W |
| Skerries of Neapaback | 60°29′23.30″N 001°02′03.40″W | 60°29′21.68″N 001°01′22.19″W | 60°29′10.80″N 001°01′23.94″W | 60°29′12.42″N 001°02′05.15″W |
| Muckle Skerry (Out Skerries) | 60°26′36.06″N 000°51′55.40″W | 60°26′33.39″N 000°50′58.25″W | 60°26′14.72″N 000°51′01.83″W | 60°26′17.38″N 000°51′58.97″W |
| Holm of Beosetter | 60°11′16.74″N 001°07′27.05″W | 60°11′26.18″N 001°07′02.43″W | 60°11′17.85″N 001°06′49.55″W | 60°11′08.41″N 001°07′14.17″W |
| Maywick | 60°01′11.72″N 001°20′05.74″W | 60°02′26.89″N 001°18′28.17″W | 60°02′12.15″N 001°17′42.84″W | 60°00′56.99″N 001°19′20.42″W |
| Toab & Scatness | 59°53′42.36″N 001°19′17.10″W | 59°53′45.91″N 001°18′32.06″W | 59°52′25.38″N 001°18′06.99″W | 59°52′21.84″N 001°18′52.00″W |
| Lady’s Holm | 59°52′34.70″N 001°20′00.04″W | 59°52′24.35″N 001°18′54.75″W | 59°51′51.75″N 001°19′15.19″W | 59°52′02.10″N 001°20′20.46″W |
| The Guens, Filla & The Benelips | 60°23′34.72″N 000°49′15.43″W | 60°24′31.68″N 000°47′46.17″W | 60°24′12.71″N 000°46′56.71″W | 60°23′15.75″N 000°48′25.99″W |
| Foula West | 60°09′23.64″N 002°06′38.99″W | 60°09′12.66″N 002°05′23.73″W | 60°07′48.55″N 002°06′13.09″W | 60°07′59.52″N 002°07′28.30″W |
| Horse Island | 59°50′54.38″N 001°19′24.73″W | 59°51′56.37″N 001°18′37.84″W | 59°51′50.14″N 001°18′05.31″W | 59°50′48.15″N 001°18′52.22″W |
| Siggar Ness | 59°54′10.71″N 001°23′09.68″W | 59°53′35.88″N 001°21′24.30″W | 59°53′00.35″N 001°22′10.83″W | 59°53′35.17″N 001°23′56.20″W |
| Ardersier | 57°36′03.23″N 004°02′53.52″W | 57°36′28.26″N 004°00′46.74″W | 57°36′01.07″N 004°00′28.12″W | 57°35′36.04″N 004°02′34.88″W |
| Beauly | 57°30′25.15″N 004°25′52.62″W | 57°31′27.11″N 004°17′04.95″W | 57°29′24.97″N 004°16′15.72″W | 57°28′23.08″N 004°25′02.93″W |
| Findhorn | 57°40′21.23″N 003°39′00.58″W | 57°40′05.01″N 003°37′04.37″W | 57°39′30.03″N 003°37′21.39″W | 57°39′46.25″N 003°39′17.57″W |
| Loch Fleet | 57°56′43.54″N 004°03′19.45″W | 57°56′27.02″N 004°01′19.71″W | 57°55′50.38″N 004°01′37.60″W | 57°56′06.89″N 004°03′37.31″W |
| Cromarty Firth | 57°37′16.49″N 004°22′54.29″W | 57°39′18.54″N 004°20′03.32″W | 57°38′35.42″N 004°18′16.41″W | 57°36′33.42″N 004°21′07.42″W |
| Brora | 57°59′25.15″N 003°53′57.08″W | 58°00′31.97″N 003°51′30.95″W | 58°00′13.87″N 003°51′01.60″W | 57°59′07.06″N 003°53′27.73″W |
| Lothmore | 58°04′39.00″N 003°44′33.23″W | 58°05′13.46″N 003°42′39.19″W | 58°04′50.28″N 003°42′14.24″W | 58°04′15.82″N 003°44′08.27″W |
| Kinghorn Rocks | 56°05′53.01″N 003°09′40.16″W | 56°05′50.44″N 003°08′51.50″W | 56°04′35.04″N 003°09′04.25″W | 56°04′37.61″N 003°09′52.88″W |
| Inchmickery and Cow & Calves | 56°01′27.55″N 003°16′35.19″W | 56°00′31.88″N 003°16′07.52″W | 56°00′28.38″N 003°16′29.95″W | 56°01′24.04″N 003°16′57.63″W |
| Ythan Estuary | 57°18′49.88″N001°001°59′21.34W | 57°18′29.72″N001°58′50.50″W | 57°18′22.69″N001°59′06.20″W | 57°18′42.81″N001°59′36.56″W |
| Gunna | 56°33′44.21″N 006°44′27.58″W | 56°34′24.82″N 006°42′39.10″W | 56°33′53.25″N 006°42′00.36″W | 56°33′12.66″N 006°43′48.83″W |
| Oronsay Strand | 56°02′04.40″N 006°17′07.56″W | 56°02′23.71″N 006°16′01.83″W | 56°02′09.82″N 006°15′48.81″W | 56°01′50.51″N 006°16′54.53″W |
| Soa (Mull) | 56°17′25.61″N 006°27′22.57″W | 56°17′04.70″N 006°26′53.99″W | 56°16′55.18″N 006°27′16.50″W | 56°17′16.09″N 006°27′45.08″W |
| Soa (Coll) | 56°34′25.68″N 006°38′12.92″W | 56°34′26.40″N 006°37′34.68″W | 56°33′39.90″N 006°37′31.78″W | 56°33′39.18″N 006°38′10.01″W |
| Trodday | 57°43′54.69″N 006°18′03.96″W | 57°43′29.57″N 006°17′08.77″W | 57°43′07.73″N 006°17′43.51″W | 57°43′32.85″N 006°18′38.69″W |
| Glas-Leac Beag | 57°59′18.26″N 005°30′42.37″W | 57°59′13.64″N 005°30′15.70″W | 57°58′53.60″N 005°30′28.01″W | 57°58′58.22″N 005°30′54.68″W |
| Shillay | 57°48′04.92″N 007°15′57.57″W | 57°48′27.42″N 007°14′55.17″W | 57°48′05.37″N 007°14′27.27″W | 57°47′42.87″N 007°15′29.67″W |
| Pabbay | 56°51′06.25″N 007°34′49.33″W | 56°51′39.65″N 007°33′42.44″W | 56°51′17.33″N 007°33′05.31″W | 56°50′43.93″N 007°34′12.21″W |
| Sound of Harris Islands | 57°41′54.66″N 007°03′39.10″W | 57°43′44.00″N 007°01′20.03″W | 57°42′51.88″N 006°58′57.12″W | 57°41′02.59″N 007°01′16.26″W |
| Berneray | 56°47′28.48″N 007°38′48.02″W | 56°47′26.45″N 007°36′47.65″W | 56°47′06.70″N 007°36′48.77″W | 56°47′08.73″N 007°38′49.12″W |
| Mingulay | 56°49′02.68″N 007°37′54.67″W | 56°48′55.61″N 007°37′18.62″W | 56°48′27.70″N 007°37′36.84″W | 56°48′34.78″N 007°38′12.88″W |
| Coppay | 57°49′49.47″N 007°10′31.67″W | 57°49′53.90″N 007°09′53.79″W | 57°49′32.71″N 007°09′45.10″W | 57°49′28.28″N 007°10′22.97″W |
| Sandray | 56°54′02.72″N 007°32′40.49″W | 56°54′10.84″N 007°31′55.92″W | 56°53′07.46″N 007°31′17.37″W | 56°52′59.34″N 007°32′01.93″W |
| Haskeir | 57°42′03.74″N 007°41′40.01″W | 57°42′13.41″N 007°40′46.12″W | 57°41′55.84″N 007°40′35.13″W | 57°41′46.18″N 007°41′29.02″W |
| Causamul | 57°36′20.14″N 007°35′46.71″W | 57°36′15.85″N 007°35′13.41″W | 57°35′54.50″N 007°35′22.97″W | 57°35′58.80″N 007°35′56.26″W |
| Eilean nan Ron (Tongue) | 58°33′57.15″N 004°20′58.20″W | 58°33′11.73″N 004°19′34.20″W | 58°32′41.35″N 004°20′34.36″W | 58°33′26.75″N 004°21′58.35″W |
| Sule Skerry | 59°05′17.83″N 004°24′42.26″W | 59°05′16.34″N 004°24′06.28″W | 59°04′57.48″N 004°24′09.24″W | 59°04′58.97″N 004°24′45.21″W |
| Linga Holm | 59°08′14.91″N 002°41′16.15″W | 59°08′35.43″N 002°39′53.54″W | 59°07′46.06″N 002°39′07.13″W | 59°07′25.55″N 002°40′29.72″W |
| Swona | 58°44′05.55″N 003°04′39.36″W | 58°45′17.84″N 003°03′19.28″W | 58°45′01.99″N 003°02′26.35″W | 58°43′49.71″N 003°03′46.45″W |
| Holm of Huip | 59°10′23.48″N 002°39′13.90″W | 59°10′16.96″N 002°38′29.11″W | 59°09′34.88″N 002°38′52.39″W | 59°09′41.40″N 002°39′37.16″W |
| Muckle Green Holm | 59°08′03.88″N 002°50′08.77″W | 59°08′03.67″N 002°49′22.64″W | 59°07′20.72″N 002°49′23.40″W | 59°07′20.93″N 002°50′09.52″W |
| Calf of Eday | 59°14′41.81″N 002°44′51.71″W | 59°14′07.77″N 002°42′38.46″W | 59°13′29.38″N 002°43′15.83″W | 59°14′03.41″N 002°45′29.05″W |
| N Flotta | 58°50′51.31″N 003°05′41.89″W | 58°51′07.48″N 003°03′56.39″W | 58°50′37.39″N 003°03′39.24″W | 58°50′21.23″N 003°05′24.72″W |
| Little Linga | 59°09′33.58″N 002°41′45.66″W | 59°09′41.27″N 002°41′16.12″W | 59°09′18.10″N 002°40′53.29″W | 59°09′10.42″N 002°41′22.82″W |
| Sty Taing | 59°09′29.36″N 002°40′22.79″W | 59°09′13.90″N 002°39′31.51″W | 59°08′47.02″N 002°40′02.22″W | 59°09′02.48″N 002°40′53.49″W |
| Holms of Spurness | 59°10′12.43″N 002°42′11.08″W | 59°10′51.08″N 002°41′32.72″W | 59°10′42.66″N 002°41′00.53″W | 59°10′04.01″N 002°41′38.90″W |
| South Ronaldsay West | 58°45′52.25″N 002°59′48.76″W | 58°45′55.71″N 002°58′38.27″W | 58°44′31.10″N 002°58′22.93″W | 58°44′27.65″N 002°59′33.38″W |
| Gairsay | 59°05′05.91″N 002°57′41.95″W | 59°04′48.96″N 002°56′31.96″W | 59°04′15.51″N 002°57′02.54″W | 59°04′32.45″N 002°58′12.51″W |
| Calf of Flotta | 58°51′14.36″N 003°05′07.44″W | 58°51′27.69″N 003°03′56.96″W | 58°51′11.01″N 003°03′45.22″W | 58°50′57.69″N 003°04′55.70″W |
| Little Green Holm | 59°07′12.21″N 002°50′14.00″W | 59°07′26.43″N 002°49′45.69″W | 59°07′14.35″N 002°49′22.73″W | 59°07′00.13″N 002°49′51.04″W |
| Auskerry | 59°02′22.87″N 002°34′51.84″W | 59°02′29.19″N 002°33′34.86″W | 59°01′28.06″N 002°33′15.98″W | 59°01′21.74″N 002°34′32.92″W |
| South Ronaldsay East | 58°47′34.83″N 002°56′39.48″W | 58°47′36.68″N 002°55′05.43″W | 58°45′25.70″N 002°54′55.90″W | 58°45′23.85″N 002°56′29.85″W |
| Rusk Holm | 59°12′48.97″N 002°51′28.56″W | 59°12′44.62″N 002°50′48.96″W | 59°11′53.06″N 002°51′10.49″W | 59°11′57.41″N 002°51′50.08″W |
| South Westray | 59°15′13.23″N 002°50′58.84″W | 59°14′52.69″N 002°49′58.73″W | 59°14′38.66″N 002°50′17.00″W | 59°14′59.20″N 002°51′17.11″W |
| North East Hoy | 58°53′41.59″N 003°14′53.43″W | 58°52′42.99″N 003°12′15.84″W | 58°52′27.53″N 003°12′37.30″W | 58°53′26.12″N 003°15′14.88″W |
| Uyea | 60°37′28.27″N 001°25′57.81″W | 60°36′45.95″N 001°23′26.27″W | 60°36′10.44″N 001°24′07.36″W | 60°36′52.74″N 001°26′38.86″W |
| Papa Stour | 60°20′41.04″N 001°43′47.75″W | 60°18′59.27″N 001°41′22.89″W | 60°18′35.06″N 001°42′32.05″W | 60°20′16.81″N 001°44′56.94″W |
| Ronas Voe | 60°32′17.48″N 001°31′07.70″W | 60°31′36.80″N 001°29′55.80″W | 60°31′24.27″N 001°30′25.01″W | 60°32′04.95″N 001°31′36.90″W |
| Dale | 60°17′06.38″N 001°41′54.01″W | 60°17′01.95″N 001°40′33.32″W | 60°14′38.50″N 001°41′05.33″W | 60°14′42.93″N 001°42′25.91″W |
| Dunbeath-Helmsdale | 58°07′56.61″N 003°36′43.62″W | 58°13′54.69″N 003°26′18.57″W | 58°13′19.00″N 003°25′05.40″W | 58°07′21.01″N 003°35′30.48″W |
| Duncansby Head | 58°38′27.21″N 003°02′15.31″W | 58°38′23.28″N 003°01′29.28″W | 58°36′33.22″N 003°02′03.90″W | 58°36′37.15″N 003°02′49.89″W |
| Dunbeath-Wick | 58°15′55.10″N 003°24′40.97″W | 58°18′48.66″N 003°14′08.67″W | 58°18′12.20″N 003°13′32.68″W | 58°15′18.69″N 003°24′04.86″W |
| Fast Castle | 55°56′37.66″N 002°20′20.55″W | 55°55′43.98″N 002°09′47.97″W | 55°54′51.38″N 002°10′02.25″W | 55°55′45.05″N 002°20′34.60″W |
| Inchkeith | 56°02′20.62″N 003°08′12.68″W | 56°01′42.23″N 003°07′21.70″W | 56°01′28.68″N 003°07′54.24″W | 56°02′07.07″N 003°08′45.23″W |
| Craigleith | 56°04′33.35″N 002°43′21.44″W | 56°04′25.77″N 002°42′55.50″W | 56°04′14.93″N 002°43′05.62″W | 56°04′22.50″N 002°43′31.56″W |
Signed
RICHARD LOCHHEAD — A member of the Scottish Government — 24th June 2014
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Order designates 194 separate places as seal haul-out sites for the purposes of section 117 of the Marine (Scotland) Act 2010. Harassing a seal (intentionally or recklessly) at a haul-out site is an offence (section 117). The places are the areas of land above mean low water spring tide that fall within the areas of water and land that are described in the Schedule.
Illustrative maps for each designated area may be viewed at www.scotland.gov.uk/sealhaulouts.
Footnotes
[^f00001]: 2010 asp 5.
[^f00002]: Definitions of World Geodetic System 1984 Datum and co-ordinate reference system are available via the EPSG Geodetic Parameter Registry as EPSG: 6326 (http://epsg.io/6326-datum) and EPSG: 4326 (http://epsg.10/4326) respectively.
Editorial notes
[^key-1ac54fd9239353065315d72a7b7a8bbf]: Art. 1 in force at 30.9.2014, see art. 1
[^key-8407064d2f9de5aa1f8ef2070be7542c]: Art. 2 in force at 30.9.2014, see art. 1
[^key-b25e5f46ba754dc43f084a6e4f12a32e]: Art. 3 in force at 30.9.2014, see art. 1
[^key-3c7bca6785e294f9c120d15d63ce091a]: Words in sch. inserted (4.5.2017) by The Protection of Seals (Designation of Haul-Out Sites) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2017 (S.S.I. 2017/63), arts. 1, 2
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