PART 2

GRANTS IN RESPECT OF OPERATIONS

Application for and conditions of grant
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1
Any application by a crofter or eligible occupier for approval of the cost of any such operation for the purpose of obtaining a grant shall be submitted by the crofter or eligible occupier, and approved by the Scottish Ministers prior to incurring costs, or to the commencement of any work, on the operation.
2
The Scottish Ministers may, as they think fit, either refuse to approve the cost of any operation or approve it in whole or in part for the purposes of a grant under this Part of this Scheme, and any such approval may be given and any such grant may be made, subject to such conditions as the Scottish Ministers think fit.
3
Any approval of approved cost as specified in paragraph 3(4) of this Scheme for the purposes of a grant under this Part of this Scheme may be varied or withdrawn by the Scottish Ministers with the written consent of the applicant.
4
The Scottish Ministers may specify in approvals for applications referred to in paragraph 4(1) the date on which work may start on the operation, the date on which the first payment of grant shall be paid and the date on which the final payment shall be made.
Para. 4 in force at 25.1.2006, see para. 1