15.—(1) As soon as reasonably practicable after the closing date, or after the supply of any additional information requested pursuant to paragraph 14(4), the Welsh Ministers must—
(a)identify and approve, subject to such conditions as they consider appropriate, those applications made in pursuance of an invitation made under paragraph 12(1) which satisfy the provisions of this Scheme; and
(b)reject any other applications.
(2) The Welsh Ministers must reject an application if they are of the opinion that the port of administration of the fishing boat has been changed to a port in Wales for the primary purpose of ensuring that the fishing boat is an eligible Welsh fishing boat for the purposes of this Scheme.
(3) Where the Welsh Ministers approve an application under sub-paragraph (1)(a), they must notify the applicant in writing of that approval and any conditions to which it is subject.
(4) Where the Welsh Ministers reject an application under sub-paragraphs (1)(b) or (2), or approve an application subject to any condition under sub-paragraph (1)(a), they must notify the applicant in writing of—
(a)the reasons for that rejection or approval subject to conditions; and
(b)the right to apply for a review under paragraph 18.
Commencement Information
I1Para. 15 in force at 31.12.2012, see para. 1(1)