Paragraph 5 Award of grant by the Department

(1)

The Department may pay a grant to an eligible person in respect of an eligible Northern Ireland fishing boat for all or part of the qualifying period.

(2)

A grant must not be paid in any case or to any extent except in compliance with the relevant conditions set out in the Commission Communication and the Commission Decision.

(3)

The Department must reject an application in respect of a fishing boat if it is satisfied that the port of administration of the fishing boat has been changed to a port in Northern Ireland for the primary purpose of ensuring that the fishing boat is an eligible Northern Ireland fishing boat for the purposes of this Scheme.

(4)

The Department must notify an applicant in writing of its decision to approve or reject an application and—

(a)

if an application is rejected, the reasons for the rejection and the right of review under article 7; and

(b)

if an application is approved, the amount of grant to be paid.