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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-sub-post-office-start-up-capital-subsidy-scheme-order-2001/schedule/paragraph-4",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2001/0110296060",
  "legislation_title": "The Sub-Post Office Start-Up Capital Subsidy Scheme Order 2001",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-sub-post-office-start-up-capital-subsidy-scheme-order-2001",
  "path": "schedule/paragraph/4",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Scope of the Scheme",
  "text": "(1) The Secretary of State may make a payment of subsidy under this Scheme in respect of the costs of establishing a sub-post office in a settlement if—\n(a) (i) a sub-post office in that settlement has closed within the 18 months preceding the making of the application for the payment; or\n(ii) it appears to her that a sub-post office in that settlement is likely to close within six months of the making of the application for the payment;\n(b) it appears to her that, but for the making of the payment, no replacement sub-post office will be established in that settlement;\n(c) she is satisfied that there is a suitable person willing to act as sub-post master in respect of the proposed sub-post office; and\n(d) the settlement has a population of fewer than 10,000 inhabitants.\n(2) The Secretary of State may make a payment of subsidy under this Scheme in respect of the costs of securing the continued operation of a sub-post office in a settlement if—\n(a) it appears to her that, but for the making of the payment, it is likely that the sub-post office will close within six months of the making of the application for the payment;\n(b) she is satisfied that there is a suitable person willing to act as sub-post master in respect of the sub-post office; and\n(c) the settlement has a population of fewer than 10,000 inhabitants.\n(3) A payment of subsidy may be made to the person who owns or occupies, or who will own or occupy, the sub-post office which is the subject of the application for subsidy or to the sub-post master or the prospective sub-post master of that sub-post office.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2001/0110296060/schedule/paragraph/4",
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}