5Payment of grants and execution of works for the development, etc., of waters for angling.N.I.
(1)The Ministry, upon the application of—
(a)any person who is, by virtue of his ownership of any fishing rights, for the time being entitled to take fish in any inland waters; or
(b)any association of persons established for the purpose of developing or improving any waters for angling,
may, in accordance with the terms of a programme approved by the Ministry under section 6,—
(i)make grants to that person or association towards any expenditure reasonably incurred by him or them for the purposes of developing or improving any such waters for angling or of providing or improving facilities or amenities for anglers on or in connection with such waters;
(ii)cause such works to be executed and do such things as are expedient for any such purposes.
(2)Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (i) of subsection (1), the purposes for which grants may be made under that paragraph or for which works may be executed or any thing done under paragraph (ii) of that subsection shall include the doing of any thing which may, under section 2(2) and (3), be done by the Ministry in the case of waters the fishing rights in respect of which are owned by the Ministry.