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Article 6 Conditions of payment of grant

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(1)

It shall be a condition of the making of payment of a grant under this scheme that—

(a)

the appropriate Minister has approved the proposals in respect of the carrying out of which expenditure has been or is to be incurred whether or not subject to conditions,

(b)

the appropriate Minister is satisfied that no modification of the approved proposals has been carried out except with the approval of the appropriate Minister and in compliance with such conditions as may have been specified by him in relation to such modification,

(c)

the appropriate Minister is satisfied that the approved proposals have been carried out in a proper manner and completed without unreasonable delay, and in compliance with any condition subject to which the approval was given,

(d)

for a period of 24 months immediately following the completion of the planting in respect of which the payment was made the recipient of that payment is carrying on an agricultural business which in the opinion of the appropriate Minister is capable of yielding a sufficient livelihood to any person carrying it on with reasonable efficiency and for the purposes of which not less than 0·20 hectares of land is devoted entirely to commercial plum fruit production.

(2)

For the purpose of sub-paragraph (d) of the above paragraph “agricultural business” means a business of which the plum production business in respect of which grant under this scheme is paid forms the whole or a part.