Section 4 Applications
Subject to the provisions of the Commission Regulation, the owner or charterer of an eligible Northern Ireland fishing boat may, in response to a notice published under paragraph 3(2), apply to the Department for a grant towards the payment of harbour dues or landing dues (or both) incurred in respect of that fishing boat during the period specified in the notice and for which that person is liable.
An application shall be in writing and be made to the Department on or before the closing date specified in the notice published under paragraph 3(2).
The Department may accept an application received after the closing date if it is satisfied that—
the particular circumstances of the applicant render it unreasonable to expect the application to have been made by the closing date; and
the date on which the application was received is as early as can reasonably be expected in those circumstances.
The Department shall 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 purposes of ensuring that the fishing boat is an eligible Northern Ireland fishing boat for the purposes of this Scheme.