The Countryside Stewardship (England) Regulations 2020

Breaches of conditions for grant

12.—(1) The Secretary of State may determine, in relation to a grant made under these Regulations, that—

(a) the agreement holder has, at any time, given false or misleading information to the Secretary of State;

(b) the agreement holder is in breach of any of the terms or conditions of their agreement;

(c) the agreement holder is in breach of any requirement to which they are subject under these Regulations;

(d) the whole or any part of the sum paid or payable in relation to an agreement duplicates assistance provided or to be provided out of the monies made available by—

(i) the European Union,

(ii) Parliament, or

(iii) a body exercising public functions within the United Kingdom;

(e) the activity for which the sum was paid or is payable is required to be carried out under another legally binding obligation;

(f) there has been a material change in the nature, scale, costs or timing of any activity or facilitation services in relation to which an agreement has been made;

(g) any activity or facilitation services in relation to which an agreement has been made has been or is being delayed, or is unlikely to be completed.

(2) Before making a determination under paragraph (1), the Secretary of State must give the agreement holder—

(a) a written explanation of the reasons for proposing to make the determination, and

(b) the opportunity of making written representations within such period as the Secretary of State considers reasonable.

(3) The Secretary of State must consider any written representations received from the agreement holder before making a determination.