# Fishing Vessels (Grants) Act (Northern Ireland) 1967

1967 c. 8 (N.I.) · enacted 23 May 1967 · revised to 8 May 2016

An Act to make provision for financial aid towards expenditure in relation to fishing vessels and for purposes connected therewith.

## Introductory text

An Act to make provision for financial aid towards expenditure in relation to fishing vessels and for purposes connected therewith.
[23rd May 1967]

## 1 Grants in relation to fishing vessels.

(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Ministry of Agriculture may, in accordance with a scheme made by that Ministry with the approval of the Ministry of Finance, make out of moneys provided by Parliament to any person carrying on or proposing to carry on a business in the fishing industry in Northern Ireland a grant towards so much of the expenditure incurred by that person—
(a) in providing a fishing vessel; or
(b) in providing an engine for a fishing vessel; or
(c) in improving a sea fishing vessel;
for use for the purposes of that business as may be approved by the Ministry of Agriculture in pursuance of the scheme.
(2) [ Subject to subsection (2A),] no grant shall be made in pursuance of a scheme under this Act in respect of expenditure incurred in providing any vessel, engine, part, equipment or apparatus which appears to the Ministry of Agriculture to be second-hand.
[ (2A) A grant may be made in pursuance of a scheme under this Act in respect of that part of the expenditure (approved as mentioned in subsection (1)), incurred in providing a second-hand vessel, which is attributable to any liability to repay—
(a)a grant under this Act or any other statutory provision; or
(b)a grant under the law of any other part of the United Kingdom;
in respect of the vessel or any engine, part, equipment or apparatus therein.]
(3) A scheme made under this Act—
(a) may provide for—
(i) repayment of grant in specified circumstances;
(ii) the imposition of penalties in respect of contraventions of provisions of the scheme;
Para.(b) rep. by 1979 NI 12
(c) shall be subject to affirmative resolution.

## 2 Interpretation and short title.

(1) In this Act—
“fishing vessel” means a vessel which is provided for use in catching fish and is primarily so used;
“improving” in relation to a fishing vessel includes the acquisition, installation, modification, renewal or replacement of any part of such a vessel or of any relevant equipment required for or installed or used on such a vessel.
[ “statutory provision” has the meaning assigned to it by section 1( f) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 1954 c.33.]
(2) This Act may be cited as the Fishing Vessels (Grants) Act (Northern Ireland) 1967.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/apni/1967/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/fishing-vessels-grants-act-northern-ireland-1967
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