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Determination of applications

5.—(1) As soon as reasonably practicable after the closing date specified in the notice published under Article 4(2), or after the provision of any further information required under Article 4(6), the Department shall—

(a)approve or reject an application;

(b)if an application is approved, determine the conditions, if any, for payment of the grant or of any part of it; and

(c)notify the applicant in writing of its decision and —

(i)if an application is approved, the amount of the grant to be paid and any conditions which it has determined under paragraph (1)(b); or

(ii)if an application is rejected, the reasons for the rejection and the right of review under Article 6.

(2) The Department shall reject an application in respect of a fishing boat—

(a)if it is satisfied that the port of administration of the fishing boat has been changed to a port in Northern Ireland for the primary purpose of ensuring that the fishing boat is an eligible Northern Ireland fishing boat for the purposes of this Scheme; or

(b)if a payment has already been made under this Scheme in respect of the installation of a satellite-tracking device on the fishing boat.