The Fishing Vessels (Decommissioning) Scheme 2003

Made: 14th October 2003

Laid before Parliament: 16th October 2003

Coming into force: 17th October 2003

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Title, commencement and extent

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Interpretation

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Decommissioning grants

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Applications

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Consideration of applications

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Approval of applications

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Eligibility and claims for payment of grant

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Decommissioning of the vessel

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Surrender of licences and removal from the register

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Substantial damage or destruction of vessel

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Amount of grant

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Method of payment

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Assistance to authorised officers

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Powers of authorised officers

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Reduction, withholding and recovery of grant

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Interest

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Signed

Ben Bradshaw — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs — 2nd October 2003

We approve,

Nick Ainger — Jim Murphy — Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury — 14th October 2003

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1981 c. 29. See section 18(1) of the Fisheries Act 1981 for a definition of “the Ministers” relevant for the purposes of this Scheme. Sections 15(2) and 18(1) were amended by the Scotland Act 1998 (Consequential Modifications) (No. 2) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/1820) Schedule 2, paragraph 68(1), (2) and (3).

[^f00002]: S.I. 2002/794, Article 2(1).

[^f00003]: OJ No. L161, 26.6.1999, p. 1, amended by Council Regulation (EC) No.2001/1447 (O No. L198, 21.7.2001, p. 1).

[^f00004]: OJ No. L 337, 30.12.1999, p. 10, the last amending instrument is Council Regulation (EC) No.2369/2002 (OJ No. L358, 31.12.2002, p.49).

[^f00005]: OJ No. L 358, 31.12.02, p. 57.

[^f00006]: 1995 c. 21.

[^f00007]: S.I. 1975/330, amended by S.I. 1975/471, 1976/432, 1977/313, 498, 1978/1598, 1873, 1981/567, 1991/1342 (revoked by 1998/3243), 1998/928, 2647, 1999/2998, 3210 and 2001/9 and by the Fisheries Act 1981, Schedule 3, paragraph 8(3). The 1975 Rules now have effect as if made under section 90, 121 and 122 of and paragraph 7 of Schedule 14 to the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 (c. 21).

[^f00008]: 1967 c. 84; section 4 was amended by the Fishery Limits Act 1976 (c. 86), section 3, the Fisheries Act 1981 (c. 29), section 20 and the Sea Fish (Conservation) Act 1992 (c. 60), section 1 and by the Scotland Act 1998 (Consequential Modifications) (No. 2) Order 1999 Schedule 2, paragraph 43.

[^f00009]: See Council Regulation (EC) No. 2341/02 (O.J. No. L 356, 31/12/02, p. 12) which for 2003 fixes the total allowable catches (TACs) for certain fish stock and groups of fish stock and specifies the allocation of the share of the TACs available to each Member State.

[^f00010]: O.J. No. L 356, 31.12.02, p. 12.

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Editorial notes

[^key-6b3d105dbdb03fd552277d089040dc1a]: Scheme revoked (6.3.2015) by The Sea Fishing (Enforcement and Miscellaneous Provisions) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/191), art. 1(1), Sch.