Meaning of eligible Northern Ireland fishing boat4.

(1)

An eligible Northern Ireland fishing boat is a Northern Ireland fishing boat within the meaning of article 2(2) of the Sea Fisheries (Northern Ireland) Order 2002 which—

(a)

is owned or chartered by an eligible person;

(b)

has a valid safety certificate issued by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency;

(c)

at the date of the application is insured for the purposes of commercial sea fishing;

(d)

has, during the period 1st November 2018 to 31st October 2020 (both dates inclusive), conducted more than 50% of its sea fishing activity using static fishing gear;

(e)

has, during the period 1st November 2018 to 31st October 2020 (both dates inclusive), landed more than 50% of its value of declared sea fish landings into ports in the United Kingdom;

(f)

has declared sea fish landings for the year 2019 which were valued at £10,000 or more;

(g)

had a minimum of 12 declared sea fish landings during the period 1st June 2020 to 31st October 2020 (both dates inclusive); and

(h)

is not the subject of an application for financial support under the Department’s Temporary Cessation of Fishing Scheme 202014.

(2)

In this article, “declared sea fish landing” means a declaration made to the Department giving information about the quantities and weight of each species of sea fish landed by a fishing boat.

(3)

For the purposes of paragraph (1)(f), the value of declared sea fish landings is the value of sea fish landed by a fishing boat calculated by the Department by reference to the average weekly market price per kilogramme at first sale for each species of sea fish at the date of landing.