# The Fishing Boats (EU Electronic Reporting) (Scotland) Scheme 2010, Section 3: Fishing logbook grants

Extent: S

(1) Any person who owns a fishing boat which is—
(a) of 12 metres length overall or more; and
(b) is a Scottish-based fishing boat—
may make an application to the Scottish Ministers in respect of that fishing boat for a grant.
(2) The amount of the grant—
(a) must not exceed the cost of purchase or supply of relevant software; and
(b) may be such lesser amount as determined by the Scottish Ministers.
(3) For the purposes of this paragraph—
“port of administration” means the port from which the licence granted in respect of a fishing boat under section 4 of the Sea Fish (Conservation) Act 1967 is issued;
“port of registration” means the port at which the fishing boat is registered in the register maintained under section 8 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995; and
“Scottish-based fishing boat” means a fishing boat, the port of administration and port of registration of which are, at the date of the application relating to the fishing boat, a port in Scotland.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2010/374/section/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/fishing-boats-eu-electronic-reporting-scotland-scheme-2010/section-3
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