Paragraph 2 Functions under Part II of the Fisheries Act 1981 (schemes of financial assistance)

shall be a statutory rule for the purposes of the Statutory Rules (Northern Ireland) Order 1979 M2;

shall be laid before the Assembly after being made; and

shall cease to have effect (without prejudice to anything previously done thereunder or to the making of a new scheme) after the expiration of the period of three months beginning with the day on which it is made, unless within that period it has been approved by a resolution of the Assembly.

the fishing boats to which the scheme is to apply include Northern Ireland fishing boats, or

the area to which the scheme is to extend includes all or part of the Northern Ireland zone.

the auditors shall complete the audit of the accounts and send copies of the statement of accounts and of their report on the accounts and the statement to the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development as soon as possible after the end of the financial year to which they relate and in any event not later than 30th September following the end of that year, and

the Minister in charge of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development shall lay copies of the statement and report before the Assembly.

sections 15(1) and 16(3) shall have effect with the substitution of “the Department of Finance and Personnel” for “the Treasury”, and

section 16(6) shall have effect with the substitution for the reference to the Comptroller and Auditor General of a reference to the Comptroller and Auditor General for Northern Ireland.