Article 7 Vessels must have been available for fishing on last day of relevant qualifying period
(1)
No grant shall be made in respect of a vessel unless the vessel was available for fishing on the last day of the relevant qualifying period.
(2)
For the purposes of this paragraph “available for fishing” means —
(a)
being at sea fishing,
(b)
being in port turning around,
(c)
awaiting or undergoing repair or improvement with a view to a return to fishing immediately after completion of the repair or improvement,
(d)
laid up temporarily for commercial reasons, but remaining in such a state that she may return to fishing immediately commercial considerations warrant a return to fishing.