3.—(1) A project may be considered for grant under these Regulations if conditions A to E are met.
(2) Condition A is met if Ministers think the project would fulfil a purpose provided for in (either or both of) the following Articles of the Council Regulation–
(a)Article 20(a)(i) (measures aimed at promoting knowledge and improving human potential through vocational training and information actions, including diffusion of scientific knowledge and innovative practices, in the agricultural, food and forestry sectors);
(b)Article 52(c) (training and information measures for economic actors operating in the fields covered by axis 3 of the Council Regulation (quality of life in rural areas and diversification of the rural economy)).
(3) Condition B is met if the costs (or a proportion of the costs) of the project may be supported by grant.
(4) Condition C is met if the project will be undertaken by or on behalf of an eligible body.
(5) Condition D is met if Ministers think the project will directly benefit 10 or more individuals involved in forestry or the management or use of agricultural land in Scotland; (in this paragraph, “agricultural land” means land used for agriculture for the purposes of a trade or business).
(6) Condition E is met if Ministers think the project will be undertaken by suitably qualified personnel.