The Fisheries Act 2020 (Scheme for Financial Assistance) (England) Regulations 2021

Payments by the Marine Management Organisation

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4.—(1) The Marine Management Organisation(1) may, in accordance with this scheme, pay grants for any of the purposes specified in section 33(1) of the Fisheries Act 2020.

(2) The Marine Management Organisation may only pay a grant under paragraph (1)—

(a)in relation to England;

(b)in relation to an area that is, or areas that are—

(i)within the UK marine area; but

(ii)not within the Scottish zone, the Welsh zone or the Northern Ireland zone; or

(c)in relation to an English fishing boat or English fishing boats.

(3) The Marine Management Organisation must not pay a grant under paragraph (1) for an excluded activity or cost.

(1)

The Marine Management Organisation was established by section 1 of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (c.23).