Explanatory Note
(This note is not part of the Regulations.)
These Regulations amend the Fisheries and Aquaculture Structures (Grants) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002 (“the 2002 Regulations”) which supplement Community legislation providing for assistance to be paid from the Financial Instrument for Fisheries Guidance in respect of certain categories of investments, projects and actions in the fisheries and aquaculture sector and in the industry sector which processes and markets its products.
The Regulations amend the 2002 Regulations by –
(a)transferring the functions of the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure under the 2002 Regulations to the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (regulations 4(e), 8 and 9) ; and
(b)updating references to Community legislation in the 2002 Regulations to take account of recent amendments (regulation 4(b) to (d)).
The Regulations also add to the types of expenditure which may be eligible for assistance under the 2002 Regulations (regulation 5) and contain consequential amendments (regulations 4(a), (f) and (g), 6 and 7).