SEA FISHERIES Title, commencement and extent 1 1 This Scheme may be cited as the Fishing Vessels (Temporary Financial Assistance) Scheme 1982 and shall come into operation on 2nd December 1982. 2 This Scheme extends to the United Kingdom. Interpretation 2 1 In this Scheme— “ appropriate Minister ” means in relation to any vessel based at a port in England or Northern Ireland, the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, in relation to a vessel based at a port in Wales, the Secretary of State for Wales, in relation to a vessel based at a port in Scotland the Secretary of State for Scotland; “ relevant qualifying period ” in relation to any application for payment under this Scheme in respect of a fishing vessel means the period between 1st March 1982 and 27th October 1982 (inclusive) during which the applicant or applicants was or were the owner or owners of the vessel. 2 For the purposes of this Scheme the registered length of a vessel on a given day is the length appearing in the register kept under the Merchant Shipping Act 1894 in relation to that vessel on that day. Purpose of financial assistance 3 Grant under this Scheme shall be made for the purpose of contributing to the expenses of persons carrying on the business of operating vessels for catching sea fish, being vessels registered in the United Kingdom. Persons by and to whom grant may be paid 4 1 A grant under this Scheme may be paid by the appropriate Minister to any person or persons who makes or make an application to that Minister in respect of a fishing vessel— a if the vessel was owned by him or them on 27th October 1982, or b if the vessel had been owned by him or them at any time during the period from 1st March 1982 to 26th October 1982, provided that he or they had on or before 27th October 1982 entered into an enforceable contract to buy a replacement vessel (whether new or second hand). 2 Applications for grant under this Scheme shall be made in such form and manner and within such time as the appropriate Minister shall determine and the applicant shall furnish all such information and documentation relating to the application within such time as the appropriate Minister shall require. Amount of grant 5 The amount of grant in respect of any vessel shall be such sum as is specified in the Schedule hereto opposite the category of registered length of the vessel on the last day of the relevant qualifying period. Vessels must have been genuine commercial fishing vessels during relevant qualifying period 6 1 No grant shall be paid in respect of a vessel unless the appropriate Minister is satisfied, having regard to all relevant factors, including— a time spent by the vessel awaiting or undergoing repair or improvement; and b the extent to which the vessel took advantage of the fishing opportunities open to her, that she was a genuine commercial fishing vessel throughout the relevant qualifying period. 2 A vessel shall be deemed for the purposes of subparagraph (1) of this paragraph to have been a genuine commercial fishing vessel throughout the relevant qualifying period a in the case of a vessel whose registered length on the last day of the relevant qualifying period was 40 feet or more, if the number of days spent at sea by the vessel on fishing voyages (a day of departure and a day of arrival each being reckoned as one day unless they are the same day) during the relevant qualifying period was equal to or greater than 20% of the days in the relevant qualifying period; b in the case of a vessel whose registered length on the last day of the relevant qualifying period was under 40 feet, if the gross proceeds of first hand sale of fish caught by that vessel during any continuous period of 60 days within the relevant qualifying period amounted to not less than £1100 or, where the relevant qualifying period was less than 60 days, to not less than the amount which bears the same proportion to £1100 as the number of days in the relevant qualifying period bears to 60. 3 A vessel which was laid up for the whole of the relevant qualifying period shall be deemed for the purposes of subparagraph (1) of this paragraph not to have been a genuine commercial fishing vessel throughout that period unless for over 50% of that period she was laid up for the purpose of repair or improvement with a view to a return to fishing immediately after completion of the repair or improvement. Vessels must have been available for fishing on last day of relevant qualifying period 7 1 No grant shall be made in respect of a vessel unless the vessel was available for fishing on the last day of the relevant qualifying period. 2 For the purposes of this paragraph “ available for fishing ” means — a being at sea fishing, b being in port turning around, c awaiting or undergoing repair or improvement with a view to a return to fishing immediately after completion of the repair or improvement, d laid up temporarily for commercial reasons, but remaining in such a state that she may return to fishing immediately commercial considerations warrant a return to fishing. 75% of crew must be ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom 8 No grant shall be made under this Scheme in respect of a vessel unless in the opinion of the appropriate Minister at least 75% of the vessel's crew on the last day of the relevant qualifying period were ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom on that day. Records 9 Any person who has received any payment under this Scheme shall preserve until 31 December 1985 all books, documents or other records which relate to any application made by him for payment under the Scheme and shall supply to the appropriate Minister copies of such of these books, documents or other records as the appropriate Minister shall require. False application and recovery where conditions not satisfied 10 If any person makes a false statement or furnishes false information in respect of any matter required to be disclosed in connection with an application or if any of the conditions relating to the making of a grant are in the opinion of the appropriate Minister not satisfied, any payment of grant already made in relation to that application may be recovered. In Witness whereof the Official Seal of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is hereunto affixed on 19th November 1982. Peter Walker Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Nicholas Edwards Secretary of State for Wales 23rd November 1982 George Younger Secretary of State for Scotland 24th November 1982 James Prior Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 24th November 1982 P.L. Brooke J.A. Cope Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury Approved on 25th November 1982