reg 2 Interpretation
(1) In this Scheme— “ appropriate Minister ” means in relation to any vessel based at a port in England or Northern Ireland, the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, in relation to a vessel based at a port in Wales, the Secretary of State for Wales, in relation to a vessel based at a port in Scotland the Secretary of State for Scotland; “ relevant qualifying period ” in relation to any application for payment under this Scheme in respect of a fishing vessel means the period between 1st March 1982 and 27th October 1982 (inclusive) during which the applicant or applicants was or were the owner or owners of the vessel. (2) For the purposes of this Scheme the registered length of a vessel on a given day is the length appearing in the register kept under the Merchant Shipping Act 1894 in relation to that vessel on that day.