Subordinate Legislation Committee, 04 Sep 2001
Meeting date: Tuesday, September 4, 2001
Official Report
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Fishing Vessels (Decommissioning) (Scotland) Scheme 2001
Agenda item 4 is instruments subject to approval.
Given the amount of money that may be involved, it would be appropriate to provide an appeal mechanism for boat owners. We can ask whether there is to be an appeal mechanism, and if not, why not, because it would not be appropriate for a skipper who feels he has received a raw deal to use judicial review.
There is also the issue of whether electronic communications will be welcomed. We should seek clarification on that, as well as draw attention to the gobbledegook in various paragraphs, such as the definition of "sea fish".
We will do that. We also require clarification on the selection of applications, as set out in paragraph 5.