PART 3Payments of grants and making of loans

Payments of grants and making of loans4

1

The Scottish Ministers may, in accordance with this scheme, pay grants and make loans for any of the purposes listed in paragraph 1(1) of schedule 6 of the Fisheries Act 2020 to any person—

a

who has applied for a grant or a loan, and

b

whose application the Scottish Ministers have approved.

2

The Scottish Ministers may only pay a grant or make a loan under paragraph (1)—

a

in relation to Scotland or the Scottish zone, or

b

in relation to Scottish fishing boats.