The Fishing Boats (Satellite-tracking Devices) (Scotland) Scheme 2012

Interpretation

This section has no associated Executive Note

2.—(1) In this Scheme—

“application” means an application for grant under this Scheme and “applicant” is to be construed accordingly;

“approval” means approval granted under paragraph 5;

“authorised officer” means any officer authorised in writing by the Scottish Ministers for the purposes of this Scheme;

“authorised provider” means the supplier and installer of satellite-tracking devices authorised by the Scottish Ministers and specified in a notice under paragraph 4(4);

“Control Regulation” means Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy, amending Regulations (EC) No 847/96, (EC) No 2371/2002, (EC) No 811/2004, (EC) No 768/2005, (EC) No 2115/2005, (EC) No 2166/2005, (EC) No 388/2006, (EC) No 509/2007, (EC) No 676/2007, (EC) No 1098/2007, (EC) No 1300/2008, (EC) No 1342/2008 and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 2847/93, (EC) No 1627/94 and (EC) No 1966/2006(1);

“grant” means grant under this Scheme;

“relevant conditions” means any conditions relating to the approval of an application which have been notified to the applicant under paragraph 5(1)(c);

“satellite-tracking device” means a device which sends the data specified at Article 9(2) of the Control Regulation by way of satellite to a Fisheries Monitoring Centre;

“Scotland” and the “Scottish zone” have the same meaning as in section 126(1) of the Scotland Act 1998(2).

(2) Any reference in this Scheme to a numbered paragraph is to be construed as a reference to the paragraph so numbered in this Scheme.

(1)

OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p.1.

(2)

1998 c.46. The sea within the British Fishery Limits (that is the limits set by or under section 1 of the Fishery Limits Act 1976 (c.86)) which is adjacent to Scotland is determined by the Scottish Adjacent Waters Boundaries Order 1999 ( S.I.  1999/1126).