The Fishing Boats (Electronic Transmission of Fishing Activities Data) (England) Scheme 2010

Made: 14th June 2010

Laid before Parliament: 16th June 2010

Coming into force: 7th July 2010

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PART 1

Citation, commencement and application

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Interpretation

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PART 2

Approved software

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Eligibility for grant

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Payment of grant

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Amount of grant

6

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PART 3

Invitation to apply for grant

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Acceptance of applications

8

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Determination of application

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PART 4

Revocation of approval or withholding of payment

10

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Interest

11

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Signed

Richard Benyon — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs — 12th June 2010

Michael Fabricant — Angela Watkinson — Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury — 14th June 2010

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Scheme)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Scheme, made with the approval of the Treasury, provides for the payment of grants as a contribution towards the cost of purchase or supply of software necessary to record and transmit fishing activities data electronically in accordance with—

• (a) Council Regulation (EC) No. 1966/2006 on electronic recording and reporting of fishing activities and on means of remote sensing;

• (b) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1077/2008 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1966/2006 on electronic recording and reporting of fishing activities and on means of remote sensing and repealing Regulation (EC) No. 1566/2007; and

• (c) Council Regulation (EC) No. 1224/2009 of the European Council on establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy.

In Part2, paragraph4 specifies who is eligible for a grant, paragraph5 deals with payment of grant and paragraph6 provides for the amount of grant. The required format mentioned in paragraph3 is published on the Marine Management Organisation website (http://www.marinemanagement.org.uk/).

Part3 deals with applications for grant.

Part4 provides for revocation or withholding of grant.

An impact assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on the costs of business and the voluntary sector is available from the Enforcement Policy Team, Area 2C, Nobel House, 17 Smith Square, London SW1P 3JR and is annexed to the Explanatory Memorandum which is available alongside the instrument on the OPSI website (http://www.opsi.gov.uk/).

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1981 c. 29. See section 18(1) for the definition of “the Ministers”. Sections 15(2) and 18(1) were amended by S.I. 1999/1820, Schedule 2, paragraph 68(1), (2) and (3).

[^f00002]: S.I. 2002/794, article 2.

[^f00003]: Section 30(3) of the 1981 Act was amended by the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 c. 23, section 293(5).

[^f00004]: OJ No L409, 30.12.2006, p1.

[^f00005]: OJ No L295, 4.11.2008, p3.

[^f00006]: OJ No L343, 22.12.2009, p1.

[^f00007]: 1967 c. 84.

Editorial notes