PART 1General

Title, commencement, extent and application1

1

The title of these Regulations is the Marine, Fisheries and Aquaculture (Financial Assistance) Scheme (Wales) Regulations 2022.

2

These Regulations come into force on 1 December 2022.

3

These Regulations—

a

extend to England and Wales;

b

apply in relation to—

i

Wales;

ii

the Welsh zone;

iii

Welsh fishing boats.

Interpretation2

In these Regulations—

  • “notified” (“hysbysedig”) means notified in writing;

  • “specified” (“a bennir”) means specified in writing by the Welsh Ministers, including in any documentation published or otherwise provided by the Welsh Ministers;

  • “Welsh fishing boat” (“cwch pysgota Cymreig”) means a fishing boat—

    1. a

      which is registered in the United Kingdom under Part 2 of the Merchant Shipping Act 19952, and

    2. b

      whose entry in the register specifies a port in Wales as the port to which the boat is to be treated as belonging;

  • “writing” (“ysgrifenedig”) includes electronic communications within the meaning of section 15(1) (general interpretation) of the Electronic Communications Act 20003, which has been recorded and is consequently capable of being reproduced.