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This Scheme makes provision for funding by the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of installation of satellite-tracking devices on Northern Ireland sea fishing boats over 12 metres in length. Those devices are required on board fishing boats by Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy. It also provides a mechanism for a review of a decision of the Department to reject an applica