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Section 4 Restrictions on the making of grants

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(1)

The Minister shall not make a grant under sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph 3—

(a)

in respect of any agricultural business which is not at least partly carried out 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 Minister shall not make a grant under sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph 3 unless he is satisfied 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.