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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/information-and-communication-technology-grant-scheme-northern-ireland-2005/section-16",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2005/278",
  "legislation_title": "Information and Communication Technology Grant Scheme (Northern Ireland) 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/information-and-communication-technology-grant-scheme-northern-ireland-2005",
  "path": "section/16",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "16",
  "heading": "Department’s powers",
  "text": "Before withholding any grant or part of a grant under Article 14 or 15, the Department shall –\n(a) give the beneficiary a written explanation of the reasons for the step proposed to be taken;\n(b) afford the beneficiary an opportunity to make written representations within such time as the Department considers reasonable; and\n(c) consider any such representations.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2005/278/section/16",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:52:03.982315+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}