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Fisheries Act 1981
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- 1981 c. 29
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15 Schemes of financial assistance.E+W+S+N.I.
(1)The Ministers may, in accordance with a scheme made by them with the approval of the Treasury, make grants or loans for the purpose of re-organising, developing or promoting the sea fish industry or of contributing to the expenses of those engaged in it.
(2)A scheme under this section may be limited so as to apply to a specified part or area of [F1England and Wales and Northern Ireland] and may authorise the Ministers to make provision for any purpose specified in the scheme.
(3)A scheme under this section shall be laid before Parliament 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 forty days beginning with the day on which it is made unless within that period it has been approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.
(4)In reckoning any period under subsection (3) above no account shall be taken of any time during which Parliament is dissolved or prorogued or during which both Houses are adjourned for more than four days.
(5)Any scheme in force immediately before the coming into force of this section under section 49 of the M1Sea Fish Industry Act 1970 (white fish and herring subsidies) shall have effect as if made under this section.
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F1Words in s. 15 substituted (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/1820, art. 4, Sch. 2 Pt. I para. 68(2); S.I. 1998/3178, art. 3
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C1S. 15 certain functions made exercisable (28.3.2002) in or as regards N.I. for the purposes of 1998 c. 47, ss. 6, 86 and transferred by S.I. 2002/790, art. 3(2), Sch. 2 para. 2(2)(3)
C2S. 15(1) modified (28.3.2002) by S.I. 2002/790, art. 3(2), Sch. 2 para. 2(7)(a)
C3S. 15(3)(4) excluded (28.3.2002) by S.I. 2002/790, art. 3(2), Sch. 2 para. 2(4)
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