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Regulation 5 Approval of operationsF1I1

Northern Ireland

(1)

The Department or an agent may—

(a)

refuse to approve an operation for the receipt of financial assistance; or

(b)

approve an operation in whole or in part, unconditionally or subject to such conditions as it may determine,

but it may not approve an operation unless it is satisfied that—

(i)

the operation is in accordance with the Rural Development Programme Strategy 2001 – 2006 published on 1st September 2001 by the Departmentf1; and

(ii)

the operation is eligible for Community assistance.

(2)

The Department or an agent may vary an approval by varying any condition to which it is subject, or by imposing conditions.

(3)

Before the Department or an agent decides to refuse approval for an operation under paragraph (1) or to vary an approval under paragraph (2), it shall—

(a)

give the applicant or beneficiary, as the case may be, notice in writing of its proposed decision with a statement of its reasons;

(b)

give that applicant or beneficiary an opportunity to make written representations within such time as the Department or, as the case may be, the agent considers reasonable; and

(c)

consider any such representations.

(4)

An approval or variation under this regulation shall be in writing.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Regulations revoked (15.10.2008) by Rural Development (Financial Assistance) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 (S.R. 2008/380), regs. 1, 20 (with reg. 21(1))

Commencement

I1

Reg. 5 in operation at 29.10.2001, see reg. 1

Footnotes

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ISBN 1/85527/487/6