Scheme made by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs under section 15(1) and (2) of the Fisheries Act 1981 and laid before the Assembly under article 3(2) of, and paragraph 2(4) of Schedule 2 to, the Sea Fisheries (Northern Ireland) Order 2002 for approval by resolution of the Assembly before the expiration of the period of 3 months beginning with the day on which the Scheme was made.

Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2021 No. 65

Sea Fisheries

The Sea Fish Industry (Coronavirus) (Fixed Costs) Scheme (Northern Ireland) 2021

Made

12 March 2021

Coming into operation

13 March 2021

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs(1), with the approval of the Department of Finance(2), makes the following Scheme in exercise of the powers conferred by section 15(1) and (2) of the Fisheries Act 1981(3), as read with paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 2 to the Sea Fisheries (Northern Ireland) Order 2002(4), and now vested in it(5).

(1)

The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development was renamed the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs by the Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (c.5 (N.I.)), section 1(2).

(2)

In its application to a scheme made by the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, section 15(1) of the Fisheries Act 1981 has effect with the substitution of “the Department of Finance and Personnel” for “the Treasury” by virtue of article 3(2) of, and paragraph 2(7)(a) of Schedule 2 to, the Sea Fisheries (Northern Ireland) Order 2002. The Department of Finance and Personnel was renamed the Department of Finance by the Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 2016, section 1(4).

(5)

S.I. 2002/790, article 3(2) and Schedule 2, paragraph 2(2).