# The Farm Waste Grant (Nitrate Vulnerable Zones) (England) Scheme 2000, Section 4: Restrictions on the making of grants


(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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/2890/section/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/farm-waste-grant-nitrate-vulnerable-zones-england-scheme-2000/section-4
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