# Subsidy Control Act 2022, Section 12: Application of the subsidy control principles

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) A public authority—
(a) must consider the subsidy control principles before deciding to give a subsidy, and
(b) must not give the subsidy unless it is of the view that the subsidy is consistent with those principles.
(2) In subsection (1) “subsidy” does not include a subsidy given under a subsidy scheme.
(3) A public authority—
(a) must consider the subsidy control principles before making a subsidy scheme, and
(b) must not make the scheme unless it is of the view that the subsidies provided for by the scheme will be consistent with those principles.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2022/23/section/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/subsidy-control-act-2022/section-12
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