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Article 19C Permit applicationsF1

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1.

Each relevant permitting authority may, for any season or future seasons, decide—

(a)

not to accept any applications for the grant of a Permit;

(b)

to only accept applications for the grant of a Permit from applicants, or in relation to fishing boats or intended fishing operations, which meet specified criteria intended to contribute to the achievement of the fisheries objectives (within the meaning of section 1(1) of the Fisheries Act 2020);

(c)

to set a maximum number of Permits the authority will grant.

2.

Where a relevant permitting authority invites applications (or invites applications meeting certain criteria) for Permits for a season or seasons, the owner of a recreational UK fishing boat (“the owner”) may apply to the relevant permitting authority for a Permit in respect of the boat.

3.

An application under paragraph 2 must—

(a)

comply with any application criteria the relevant permitting authority may specify,

(b)

be in writing and in such form as the relevant permitting authority may require, and

(c)

specify—

(i)

the name and address of the owner,

(ii)

the name and address of the operator,

(iii)

the name of, and any previous names of, the relevant fishing boat, and

(iv)

details of the boat’s registration under Part 2 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995.

4.

A relevant permitting authority may—

(a)

require an application to contain such other information as the authority considers necessary;

(b)

upon receipt of an application, require the owner to provide such further information or furnish such documents as the authority considers necessary to determine the application.

5.

The owner may appoint a nominee to receive a Permit or any notice in relation to a Permit on the owner’s behalf provided the nominee is either—

(a)

an individual resident in the United Kingdom, or

(b)

a body incorporated in, and which has a place of business in, the United Kingdom.

6.

An appointment under paragraph 5 must be in writing and in such form as the relevant permitting authority may require.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Ch. 4 substituted (7.6.2024) by The Sea Fisheries (International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/655), regs. 1(1), 2(2)