Section 3 Eligibility for the payment of a grant under the Marketing Development Scheme

(1)

For a person to be eligible to be considered for the payment of a grant under this Scheme he must be able to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the appropriate Minister that the purpose of the proposal in respect of which the grant is claimed is to achieve or assist in the achievement of a significant marketing or commercial development.

(2)

For a person (other than a trade association or industry body) to be eligible to be considered for the payment of a grant under this Scheme he must be able to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the appropriate Minister that the business to which the proposal relates is likely to command a significant share of the market at which that proposal is targeted.

(3)

No person shall be eligible to be considered for the payment of a grant under this Scheme unless he declares—

(a)

that the proposal for which the grant is to be made would not be carried out but for the grant;

(b)

that no assistance in respect of expenditure for which the grant is to be made is to be given under any enactment other than section 50 of the Agriculture Act 1993;

(c)

that his overall commercial viability is not dependent upon receipt of the grant; and

(d)

(where he is a food processor or manufacturer) that the turnover of his business in the year in which the application for the grant is made is not likely to exceed £100 million.