The Fishing Boats (Electronic Transmission of Fishing Activities Data) (Wales) Scheme 2010

PART 2 Grant for approved software

Approved software and approved suppliers

3.—(1) The Welsh Ministers must publish a list specifying—

(a) software that is capable of—

(i) electronically recording fishing activities data; and

(ii) electronically transmitting fishing activities data in the required format; and

(b) the suppliers of that software.

(2) In this paragraph, “required format” (“y ffurf ofynnol”) means a format determined and published by the Welsh Ministers for the purposes of the EU Regulation.

Eligibility for grant

4.—(1) A person may apply, in accordance with the provisions of this Scheme, to the Welsh Ministers for a grant, if the person—

(a) is the master, owner or charterer of an eligible Welsh fishing boat; and

(b) has purchased from an approved supplier, or has commissioned an approved supplier to supply, approved software for use on that boat.

(2) In this paragraph, “master” (“meistr”) includes the person for the time being in charge of the fishing boat.

Payment of grant

5.—(1) The Welsh Ministers may make payment of a grant, or of any part of it, after the application has been approved under paragraph 9(1) and the Welsh Ministers are satisfied that—

(a) the approved supplier has supplied the applicant with the approved software and the software has been installed in the eligible Welsh fishing boat;

(b) the applicant has successfully used the approved software to electronically record and transmit fishing activities data in accordance with the EU Regulation; and

(c) any condition for payment of the grant, or of any part of it, has been complied with.

(2) The Welsh Ministers may—

(a) make payment of grant to the applicant or direct to the approved supplier on behalf of the applicant;

(b) make payment of grant at such time, or by such instalments at such intervals or times, as the Welsh Ministers may determine; and

(c) make only one grant in respect of any eligible Welsh fishing boat.

Amount of grant

6.  The amount of the grant—

(a) must not exceed the cost of purchase or supply of the approved software; and

(b) may be such lesser amount as determined by the Welsh Ministers.