# The Farm Waste Grant (Nitrate Vulnerable Zones) (Wales) Scheme 2004, Section 5: Restrictions on the making of grants


The National Assembly for Wales 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;
(b) unless it is satisfied that the expenditure towards which the grant is to be made will result in some environmental benefit accruing to the nitrate vulnerable zone concerned;
(c) unless the requirements of Article 5 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1257/1999 are satisfied;
(d) if the objective of the expenditure, in respect of which an application for grant is made, is an increase in production for which no normal market outlets can be found; or
(e) where the whole or part of such grant would duplicate assistance provided or to be provided out of monies by—
(i) the European Community;
(ii) Parliament; or
(iii) a body exercising public functions within the United Kingdom.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2004/1606/section/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/farm-waste-grant-nitrate-vulnerable-zones-wales-scheme-2004/section-5
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