# The Fishing Vessels (Temporary Financial Assistance) Scheme 1982, 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1982/1686/article/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/fishing-vessels-temporary-financial-assistance-scheme-1982/article-7
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