{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sea-fish-industry-harbour-and-landing-dues-scheme-northern-ireland-2013/note",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sea-fish-industry-harbour-and-landing-dues-scheme-northern-ireland-2013/note.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/2013/215",
  "legislation_title": "The Sea Fish Industry (Harbour and Landing Dues) Scheme (Northern Ireland) 2013",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sea-fish-industry-harbour-and-landing-dues-scheme-northern-ireland-2013",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Scheme)\nThis Scheme makes provision for payments of grant to the sea fishing industry for harbour dues and landing dues in respect of Northern Ireland fishing boats administered by the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development. Fishing boats of 27 metres and over in overall length and boats that fished for less than 25 days between 1 January 2013 and 31 July 2013 are not eligible for a grant.\nParagraph 3 provides for the Department to publish a notice inviting applications for a grant. Paragraph 4 specifies who may apply for a grant under the Scheme and the form and manner of making an application. Paragraph 5 provides for the Department to, approve or reject applications, make payments of grant, determine conditions to apply to a grant payment and advise applicants of its decision regarding payment.\nParagraph 6 requires the Department not to pay grant under the Scheme unless the requirements of Commission Regulation (EC) 875/2007 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to de minimis aid in the fisheries sector have been complied with.\nParagraph 7 provides for a review of a decision by the Department to reject an application, Paragraph 8 provides for the withholding and recovery of grant in certain circumstances and Paragraph 9 provides for the recovery of interest on grant that is recovered.\nParagraph 10 revokes the Sea Fish Industry (Harbour, Landing and Light Dues) Scheme (Northern Ireland) 2009.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2013/215/note",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:09:48.822566+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}