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PART 2GRANTS IN RESPECT OF OPERATIONS

Conditions of grant

9.—(1) Where a grant is paid under these Regulations in respect of any operation on a dwellinghouse, that dwellinghouse shall, unless the Scottish Ministers otherwise agree, be–

(a)occupied by the applicant or his family;

(b)maintained by the applicant, his family or his successors to the satisfaction of the Scottish Ministers; and

(c)kept insured against destruction or damage by fire for such sum and with such insurance company as the Scottish Ministers may from time to time approve, and the receipts for the premiums in respect of the renewal of insurance shall be exhibited to the Scottish Ministers on demand.

(2) The applicant who proposes to give up the tenancy of a croft shall inform the Scottish Ministers of that intention in writing and provide the name and address of any proposed new tenant.

(3) The applicant shall not let, sell or otherwise dispose of the croft, or the croft house site without the consent of the Scottish Ministers.

(4) The applicant shall permit any person duly authorised by the Scottish Ministers to enter and inspect any such dwellinghouse as referred to in paragraph (1) at all reasonable times for the purpose of ascertaining whether any provision of these Regulations, including conditions attached to the payment of grant applicable to the dwellinghouse, is being complied with and any person so authorised shall, if requested, produce a document showing his authority to do so.

(5) The Scottish Ministers may require the applicant to provide at such times as they may determine a certificate stating that the conditions of these Regulations are being complied with and to provide such other relevant information as they may require.

(6) These Regulations and the conditions attached to the payment of grant shall be observed in respect of the dwellinghouse–

(a)where a grant has been made for erection of a dwellinghouse, for a period of fifteen years;

(b)where a grant has been made for any of the operations specified in Schedule 1, other than the erection of a dwellinghouse, for a period of ten years.