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FISHING VESSELS (GRANTS) ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1967

FISHING VESSELS (GRANTS) ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1967 - LONG TITLE

An Act to make provision for financial aid towards expenditure in
relation to fishing vessels and for purposes connected therewith.
[23rd May 1967]
Grants in relation to fishing vessels.

FISHING VESSELS (GRANTS) ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1967 - SECT 1

1.(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Ministry of
Agriculture may, in accordance with a scheme made by that Ministry
with the approval of the Ministry of Finance, make out of moneys
provided by Parliament to any person carrying on or proposing to
carry on a business in the fishing industry in Northern Ireland a
grant towards so much of the expenditure incurred by that person

(a)in providing a fishing vessel; or

(b)in providing an engine for a fishing vessel; or

(c)in improving a sea fishing vessel;

(2) [Subject to subsection (2A),] no grant shall be made in
pursuance of a scheme under this Act in respect of expenditure
incurred in providing any vessel, engine, part, equipment or
apparatus which appears to the Ministry of Agriculture to be
second-hand.

[(2A) A grant may be made in pursuance of a scheme under this Act
in respect of that part of the expenditure (approved as mentioned
in subsection (1)), incurred in providing a second-hand vessel, which
is attributable to any liability to repay

(a)a grant under this Act or any other statutory provision; or

(b)a grant under the law of any other part of the United Kingdom;

(3) A scheme made under this Act

(a)may provide for

(i)repayment of grant in specified circumstances;

(ii)the imposition of penalties in respect of contraventions of
provisions of the scheme;

Para.(b) rep. by 1979 NI 12 art.11(2) sch.5

(c)shall be subject to affirmative resolution.

FISHING VESSELS (GRANTS) ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1967 - SECT 2
Interpretation and short title.

2.(1) In this Act

"fishing vessel" means a vessel which is provided for use in
catching fish and is primarily so used;

"improving" in relation to a fishing vessel includes the acquisition,
installation, modification, renewal or replacement of any part of
such a vessel or of any relevant equipment required for or
installed or used on such a vessel.

["statutory provision" has the meaning assigned to it by section
1(f) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954.]

(2) This Act may be cited as the Fishing Vessels (Grants) Act
(Northern Ireland) 1967.