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Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Fisheries Division, Registered Files;...

Catalogue reference: MAF 642

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MAF 642

This series covers a review of the Harbour Grants Scheme which was undertaken and led to revisions which enabled payments to aid the Fishing Industry to be maintained.

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Reference

MAF 642

Title
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Fisheries Division, Registered Files; UK Fishing Harbours and Grants (GHF series)
Date

1988-1993

Description

This series covers a review of the Harbour Grants Scheme which was undertaken and led to revisions which enabled payments to aid the Fishing Industry to be maintained.

Related material

The main series for the Fisheries Divisions is: MAF 209

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference

GHF

Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Creator(s)
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Fisheries Division I, 1957-2001
Physical description

2 file(s)

Access conditions

Open

Immediate source of acquisition

from 2014 Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Accumulation dates

1985 onwards

Accruals

Series is accruing.

Selection and destruction information

Selected under section 2.2.1.2 of TNA's Acquisition Policy.

Administrative / biographical background

A divisional organisation first emerged in 1957 with the Fisheries Department being divided into first two and then (1972) three numbered divisions. Of these, Division II handled the organisation and structure of the sea fishing industry (including shellfish), marketing of fish and the fish trade, harbours, statistics and economic policy relating to fisheries.

In 1976 there was a re-organisation of the divisional structure, responsibility for harbours and shellfish passing to Division I (though harbours returned to Division II in 1978). From then until recent times Fisheries Division have continued to administer policy and grants under both the Harbours Act 1964 and Fisheries Act 1955.

From 1 April 2010 the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) took over new applications for harbour revision and empowerment orders from the Department of Transport. The MMO is also responsible for processing grant applications and claims in England from the European Fisheries Fund. Port and harbour developments present some of the most complex licensing and environmental challenges.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C12739630/

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Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Fisheries Division, Registered Files; UK Fishing Harbours and Grants (GHF series)