Financial limits
12.—(1) When by reason of the total of applications already approved or received, the Scottish Ministers are at any time of the opinion that the financial resources which are available for payment of grant under this Scheme during any period are insufficient to satisfy the payment during that period, which would result from the approval of any further application, they may decide–
(a)that they will not accept for consideration any further application, or request to vary a conversion plan under paragraph 13, until a time subsequently specified by them; or
(b)that they will cease to approve, or postpone approval of, any such application or request submitted to them.
(2) A decision by the Scottish Ministers under sub-paragraph (1) above may relate to–
(a)applications in respect of the conversion to any category of converted land referred to in column 1 of Schedule 1; or
(b)applications generally,
and in the case of a decision under sub-paragraph (1)(a) not to accept further applications and to specify a time when further applications may be accepted, shall be published by notice in the Edinburgh Gazette.