Section 16 Issue of tidal draft net licencesI1

The maximum number of tidal draft net licences issued in any calendar year shall not exceed 6.

An application for such a licence shall be received on or before 1st March in the calendar year to which the licence is to relate.

Where an application for such a licence is received from a person to whom a licence was issued at any time during the period of 3 years preceding 31st December 1996, such an application shall be deemed to have been received before an application received from any other person.

Where the number of applications for such licences received on or before 1st March in any calendar year exceeds 6, the licences shall, subject to paragraph (3), be issued according to the order in which applications for those licences were received.