The Sea Fish Industry (Coronavirus) (Fixed Costs) Scheme (Northern Ireland) 2021

Made: 12 March 2021

Coming into operation: 13 March 2021

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Title and commencement

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Interpretation

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Meaning of eligible person

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Meaning of eligible Northern Ireland fishing boat

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Award of grant by the Department

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Applications

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Payment of grant

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Amount of grant

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Review of decision

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Withholding and recovery

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Revocation

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SCHEDULE — List of fixed costs

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Signed

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs on 12th March 2021.

Owen Lyttle — A senior officer of the — Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs

The Department of Finance approves this Scheme.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance on 12th March 2021.

Patrick Neeson — A senior officer of the — Department of Finance

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development was renamed the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs by the Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (c.5 (N.I.)), section 1(2).

[^f00002]: In its application to a scheme made by the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, section 15(1) of the Fisheries Act 1981 has effect with the substitution of “the Department of Finance and Personnel” for “the Treasury” by virtue of article 3(2) of, and paragraph 2(7)(a) of Schedule 2 to, the Sea Fisheries (Northern Ireland) Order 2002. The Department of Finance and Personnel was renamed the Department of Finance by the Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 2016, section 1(4).

[^f00003]: 1981 c.29.

[^f00004]: S.I. 2002/790.

[^f00005]: S.I. 2002/790, article 3(2) and Schedule 2, paragraph 2(2).

[^f00006]: 1954 c. 33 (N.I.).

[^f00007]: OJ C911, 20,.3.2020, p.1, as amended on 3 April 2020 (OJ C1121, 4.4.2020, p.1), 8 May 2020 (OJ C164, 13.5.2020, p.3), 29 June 2020 (OJ C218, 2.7.2020, p.3), and 13 October 2020 (OJ C340, 13.10.2020, p.1) and as amended on 28 January 2021 (OJ C34 1.2.2021 p.6)

[^f00008]: OJ C144, 30.4.2020, p.1 as amended on 23 April 2020 (OJ C421, 4.12.2020, p.6) as amended on 31 July 2020 (OJ C269, 14.08.2020, p.15)

[^f00009]: OJ C439, 18.12.2020, p.1

[^f00010]: 1967 c.84. section 4 was substituted by the Fisheries Limits Act 1976 (c.86), section 3, and relevant amendments have been made by the Fisheries Act 1981 (c.29), section 20, the Sea Fish (Conservation) Act 1992 (c.60), section 1, and S.I. 1999/1820, article 4.

[^f00011]: Commission Communication – Guidelines on State aid for rescuing and restructuring non-financial undertakings in difficulty, OJ C249, 31.7.2014, p.1 see page 11

[^f00012]: Commission Communication – Guidelines on State aid for rescuing and restructuring non-financial undertakings in difficulty, OJ C249, 31.7.2014, p.1 see page 12

[^f00013]: OJ L369, 24.12.2014, p.37. Regulation (EU) No 1388/2014 was amended by Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/2008 (OJ L414 9.12.2020 p.15)

[^f00014]: This scheme is delivered under Article 33 of the Regulation (EU) No 508/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund

[^f00015]: S.R. 2020 No. 76

[^f00016]: S.R. 2020 No. 95

Editorial notes