Section 4 Scope of the Scheme
In accordance with the following provisions of this Scheme the appropriate Minister may pay to any person satisfying the conditions set out in paragraph 5 below a grant representing any sum up to the specified percentage of the expenditure on eligible items (as referred to in paragraph 8 below) which has been incurred by that person in carrying out a proposal for the organisation, promotion, encouragement, development, co-ordination or facilitation of the marketing in Great Britain or elsewhere of—
the produce of agriculture (including horticulture);
the produce of fish farming;
the produce of an activity specified for the purposes of section 50(2) of the Agriculture Act 1993 by order made by the Ministers; or
anything derived from produce falling within any of paragraphs (a) to (c) above.
For the purposes of this Scheme, where the person referred to in sub-paragraph (1) above as satisfying those conditions is a partnership, the expenditure of each partner shall be regarded as included in partnership expenditure.
In sub-paragraph (1) above “the specified percentage”, in relation to expenditure incurred on eligible items, means—
in cases other than those to which paragraph (b) of this sub-paragraph applies, 50%, and
in cases where contributions under paragraph 9 below have been made—
such percentage as is equal to the sum of 50% of the expenditure so incurred plus 50% of the expenditure on those contributions, or
100% of the expenditure so incurred,
whichever is the lower.