Regulation 5 Approval of expenditureI1
Northern Ireland
Subject to paragraph (2) the Department may approve, in whole or in part, expenditure in connection with an operation for which an application has been made.
The Department shall not approve expenditure unless it is satisfied that the operation to which it relates is eligible for Community assistance.
Approval may be given subject to such conditions as the Department may determine.
Subject to paragraph (5), the Department may vary any approval.
The Department shall only vary an approval pursuant to a request in writing from the beneficiary to do so or in any other case after:-
giving the beneficiary notice in writing that it proposes to do so together with a statement of its reasons;
giving the beneficiary an opportunity to make written representations within such time as the Department considers reasonable; and
considering any such representation.
An approval or variation of an approval shall be in writing.