{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/rural-development-programme-regulations-northern-ireland-2015/regulation-6",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/rural-development-programme-regulations-northern-ireland-2015/regulation-6.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/2015/326",
  "legislation_title": "The Rural Development Programme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/rural-development-programme-regulations-northern-ireland-2015",
  "path": "regulation/6",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "6",
  "heading": "Approval of operations",
  "text": "(1) The Department or its agent may, on application made to it, approve any operation for the purposes of Regulation 3 and may do so—\n(a) in whole or in part; or\n(b) unconditionally or subject to such conditions as it may determine,\nbut shall not do so except in accordance with paragraph (2).\n(2) The Department or its agent shall not approve an operation unless it is satisfied that—\n(a) the operation is in accordance with the Rural Development Programme 2014-2020; and\n(b) the operation is eligible for EU assistance.\n(3) The Department or its agent may vary any approval given by it.\n(4) The variation of an approval under paragraph (3) may include—\n(a) the variation of any condition to which the approval is subject;\n(b) the addition of new conditions; or\n(c) the removal of any existing conditions.\n(5) Before the Department or its agent decides to vary an approval under paragraph (3) it shall—\n(a) give the beneficiary notice in writing of its proposed decision with a statement of its reasons;\n(b) give that beneficiary an opportunity to make written representations within such time as the Department or, as the case may be, the agent considers reasonable; and\n(c) consider any such representations.\n(6) An approval or variation under this regulation shall be in writing.\n(7) In exercising its powers under paragraphs (1) and (3), the Department or its agent will take into account the need for approved operations to contribute towards achieving the objectives described in Article 4 of the Rural Development Regulation.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 6 in operation at 5.10.2015, see reg. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/326/regulation/6",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:00:21.878110+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."
}