# The Fishing Vessels (Decommissioning) (Scotland) Scheme 2001, Section 8: Decommissioning of the vessel

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(1) At least two weeks prior to the decommissioning of the vessel the applicant shall notify the Ministers in writing of the intended date and place of decommissioning (which shall be within a member State) and the proposed method of decommissioning.
(2) The vessel shall not be decommissioned until the method of decommissioning notified under sub-paragraph (1) has been approved by the Ministers.
(3) The vessel shall be decommissioned–
(a) before the appropriate decommissioning date; and
(b) in accordance with–
(i) the method of decommissioning which has been approved by the Ministers under sub-paragraph (2); or
(ii) in exceptional circumstances and with the consent of the Ministers (which may be given before or after the decommissioning), any other method of decommissioning which accords with sub-paragraph (4).
(4) In this Scheme “decommissioning”, in relation to a vessel, means the permanent withdrawal of that vessel from operation within the sea fish industry of the European Community by any means within the provisions of Article 7 of Council Regulation 2792/1999.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2001/332/section/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/fishing-vessels-decommissioning-scotland-scheme-2001/section-8
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