PART 3PAYMENTS FOR APPROVED SOFTWARE

Payments for software14

1

Subject to paragraph 15, where the Secretary of State approves an application, the Secretary of State must make a payment not exceeding the amount specified in sub-paragraph (2) to—

a

the applicant; or

b

the supplier which supplied the approved software specified in the application.

2

The amount is the sum equal to the cost of purchase from the supplier of the approved software specified in the application.

3

But no payment in respect of an application is to be made unless the Secretary of State is satisfied that—

a

the approved software specified in the application has been supplied and installed on the boat in respect of which the application was made;

b

that software functions correctly so as to enable compliance with the requirements of the Control Regulation and the Implementing Regulation relating to the electronic recording and reporting system for fishing vessels; and

c

any conditions attached to the approval of the application under paragraph 13(5)(a) or (6) which were required to be satisfied before payment could be made have been satisfied.