3.—(1) For the purposes of enabling a United Kingdom project to receive Community aid under the Council Regulation, the appropriate Minister may, subject to the provisions of these regulations, make to any person a grant towards expenditure incurred by him for the purposes of that project, in circumstances where—
(a)the Commission or the Council has decided that the project may receive Community aid under the Council Regulation, and
(b)the appropriate Minister has approved the expenditure for the purposes of a grant under these regulations.
(2) The appropriate Minister may, as that Minister thinks fit, either refuse to approve expenditure or approve it in whole or in part for the purposes of a grant under these regulations and any such approval may be given, or grant made, subject to such conditions as the appropriate Minister thinks fit.
(3) Any approval of expenditure for the purposes of a grant under these regulations may be varied or withdrawn by the appropriate Minister with the applicant's written consent.
(4) Any payment by way of a grant under these regulations may be made at such time, or by such instalments at such intervals or times, as the appropriate Minister may determine.
(5) Any application for approval of expenditure for the purposes of a grant under these regulations, shall be made in such form and manner and at such time as the appropriate Minister may from time to time require and the applicant shall furnish all such particulars and information relating to the application as the appropriate Minister may require.