# The Farm Waste Grant (Nitrate Vulnerable Zones) (England) Scheme 2000, Section 6: Withholding of grants


(1) The Minister may withhold to recover the whole or any part of a grant otherwise payable under this Scheme where he considers that—
(a) assistance in respect of expenditure towards which the grant is claimed has been obtained or is obtainable from another source;
(b) the work in respect of which the grant is claimed would frustrate the purposes served by assistance previously given out of money provided by Parliament or the European Community;
(c) the expenditure towards which the grant is being claimed is excessive, having regard to all the circumstances of the case; or
(d) the carrying out of the work in respect of which the grant is to be made has already destroyed or damaged or as the case may be is likely to destroy or damage the natural beauty and amenity of the countryside to an extent which cannot be justified by any resulting agricultural benefit.
(2) Before acting under sub-paragraph (1) the Minister shall—
(a) give to the person to be affected by it written notification of the reasons for withholding, reducing or recovering the grant and the date on which such action will be taken;
(b) give to him the opportunity of appearing before and being heard by a person appointed for the purpose by the Minister; and
(c) consider the report of a person so appointed and give a copy of it to the person mentioned in paragraph (a) of this sub-paragraph.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/2890/section/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/farm-waste-grant-nitrate-vulnerable-zones-england-scheme-2000/section-6
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