The Fishing Boats (Satellite-Tracking Devices) (Wales) Scheme 2006

Applications

4.—(1) The National Assembly may from time to time publish an invitation for applications and where it does so the following provisions of this paragraph apply.

(2) An application must be lodged with the National Assembly as specified in the invitation on or before the closing date in order to be considered for approval except where the National Assembly is satisfied that—

(a) the particular circumstances of the applicant render it unreasonable to expect their application to be lodged by the closing date, and

(b) the date by which the application is lodged is as early as, in those circumstances, can reasonably be expected.

(3) In this Scheme “the closing date” (“y dyddiad cau”) means such date as the National Assembly may from time to time publish as the date on or before which applications must be lodged.

(4) The National Assembly must reject any application relating to a fishing boat if it considers that the port of administration for the fishing boat has been changed for the primary purpose of eligibility to make an application.

(5) Following approval by the National Assembly it may make a grant which is equal to the amount, as agreed between it and the successful applicant, of—

(a) the price of the satellite-tracking device;

(b) the installation costs of the satellite-tracking device on board the vessel in respect of which the application was lodged, and

(c) the price of a three year warranty for the installed satellite-tracking device,

which will be payable in accordance with the following provisions of this Scheme.

(6) The costs specified in sub-paragraph (5)(b) must not include any cost wholly or partly incurred in respect of the concealment of the satellite-tracking device, its associated cables and wires, or any other associated materials or equipment, for cosmetic purposes.