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(1) The Sea Fish Industry Authority shall be taken to have had power to make such charges as were made by it in the administration of any of the schemes mentioned in subsection (2) or any of those schemes as amended; and the powers of Ministers of the Crown in connection with such schemes shall be construed accordingly.
(2) The schemes are—
(a) the Fishing Vessels (Acquisition and Improvement) (Grants) Scheme 1976,
(b) the Fishing Vessels (Acquisition and Improvement) (Grants) Scheme 1981,
(c) the Fishing Vessels (Acquisition and Improvement) (Grants) Scheme 1987,
(d) the Fishing Vessels (Safety Improvements) (Grants) Scheme 1993, and
(e) the Fishing Vessels (Safety Improvements) (Grants) Scheme 1995.
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(1) The Herring Industry Board shall be taken to have had power to make such charges as were made by it in the administration of any of the schemes mentioned in subsection (2) or any of those schemes as amended; and the powers of Ministers of the Crown in connection with such schemes shall be construed accordingly.
(2) The schemes are—
(a) the Fishing Vessels (Acquisition and Improvement) (Grants) Scheme 1967, and
(b) the Fishing Vessels (Acquisition and Improvement) (Grants) Scheme 1976.
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(1) This Act may be cited as the Sea Fishing Grants (Charges) Act 2000.
(2) This Act does not apply to any charges made after 3rd May 1996.
(3) This Act extends to Northern Ireland.