6.—(1) The Department must publish a notice inviting applications in a manner that will ensure that it is reasonably likely to be seen by prospective applicants.
(2) A notice published under paragraph (1) must specify—
(a)the relevant conditions for grant aid set out in the Commission Communication and the Commission Decision;
(b)any other eligibility conditions for a grant;
(c)the information and documents which an applicant must provide in support of the application;
(d)the closing date for making an application; and
(e)the address to which applications must be sent.
(3) An applicant may make an application in writing to the Department at the address on or before the closing date specified in the notice published under paragraph (1).
(4) But the Department may accept an application received after the closing date if it is satisfied that—
(a)the particular circumstances of the applicant render it unreasonable to expect the application to have been made by the closing date; and
(b)the date on which the application was received is as early as can reasonably be expected in those circumstances.
(5) The Department must reject an application in respect of a fishing boat 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.