2015 No. 1711
Sea FisheriesSea Fish Industry
The Grants for Fishing and Aquaculture Industries Regulations 2015
Made 21st September 2015
Laid before Parliament 25th September 2015
Coming into force 31st October 2015

The Secretary of State is a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 (“the 1972 Act”) in relation to the common agricultural policy of the European Union.
S.I. 1972/1711. The function of the former Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food of making regulations under section 2(2) was transferred to the Secretary of State by article 2(2) of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Dissolution) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/794).
1972 c.68. Section 2(2) was amended by section 27(1) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51) and section 3(3) of, and Part 1 of the Schedule to, the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c.7). The power of the Secretary of State to make regulations that extend to Scotland and Northern Ireland and apply in Wales remains exercisable by virtue of section 57(1) of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46), article 3(2) of the European Communities (Designation) (No. 3) Order 2000 (S.I. 2000/2812) and article 6(1) of the European Communities (Designation) (No. 5) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/2690), respectively.
The designation in relation to the common agricultural policy extends to the common fisheries policy under Article 38(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (OJNo. C 326, 26.10.2012, p.62).
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of, as read with paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to, the 1972 Act.
Paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 was inserted by section 28 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006.
The Regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in section 2(2) of the 1972 Act, and it appears to the Secretary of State that it is expedient for the references to the following Regulations to be construed as references to those Regulations as amended from time to time—
(a) Regulation (EU) No.508/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15th May 2014 on the European Maritime Fisheries Fund;
OJNo. L149, 20.5.2014, p.1.
(b) Regulation (EU) No.1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17th December 2013, laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Regional Development and the European Maritime Fisheries Fund and laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund and the European Maritime Fisheries Fund.
OJNo. L347, 20.12.2013, p.320.