9Grants and loans for restoration of fisheries
(1)The appropriate Minister may, with the approval of the Treasury, make grants or loans to any person in respect of any expenses incurred or to be incurred by him in cleansing and reinstating (including restocking) any shellfish beds to which this subsection applies which have been affected by any disease or pest.
(2)Subsection (1) of this section applies—
(a)to any shellfish bed within the limits of a fishery in respect of which an order under section 1 of this Act is for the time being in force, and
(b)to any other shellfish bed used for the propagation or cultivation of oysters, mussels or cockles, being a shellfish bed in respect of which a person has an exclusive right to take oysters, mussels or cockles.