# The Farm Waste Grant (Nitrate Vulnerable Zones) (England and Wales) Scheme 1996, Section 4: Restrictions on the making of grants


(1) The appropriate Minister shall not make an individual grant under sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph 3—
(a) in respect of any agricultural business which is not at least partly carried on on land situated in a nitrate vulnerable zone; or
(b) towards any expenditure incurred in respect of an agricultural business which entails an increase in its production capacity.
(2) The appropriate Minister shall not make an individual grant under sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph 3 unless he is satisfied on reasonable grounds that the expenditure towards which the grant is to be made will result in at least some environmental benefit accruing to the nitrate vulnerable zone concerned.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/908/section/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/farm-waste-grant-nitrate-vulnerable-zones-england-and-wales-scheme-1996/section-4
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