Amount of grant4.

(1)

Subject to paragraph (4) and Article 10, the amount of any grant payable under Article 3 towards expenditure in respect of any work or facility of a kind specified in any of paragraphs 1 to 4 in column 1 of the Schedule shall –

(a)

in the case of expenditure to be incurred in respect of a work or facility in a less favoured area, be the percentage of that expenditure specified in relation to that work or facility in column 2 of the Schedule; and

(b)

in the case of expenditure to be incurred in respect of a work or facility outside a less favoured area, be the percentage of that expenditure specified in relation to that work or facility in column 3 of the Schedule.

(2)

Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), the Department may pay grant towards professional fees incurred by an applicant which are incidental to the carrying out of any work or the provision of any facility specified in any of paragraphs 1 to 4 in column 1 of the Schedule.

(3)

The maximum amount of grant payable under paragraph (2) in respect of an agricultural business shall be an amount equal to 12% of the grant-aided expenditure in respect of that business.

(4)

The maximum amount of grant payable under this Scheme in respect of an agricultural business is £30,000.