Section 1 Citation, commencement and extentI1

This Scheme may be cited as the Fishing Vessels (Decommissioning) (Scotland) Scheme 2003 and shall come into force on 17th February 2003.

• Subject to paragraph (3), this Scheme extends to Scotland and the Scottish zone.

• Insofar as it extends beyond Scotland and the Scottish zone, it does so only as a matter of Scots law.