Section 77 Misuse of subsidiesI1I2
United Kingdom
(1)
A public authority which has given a subsidy has the right to recover from the beneficiary the whole or part of its amount to the extent that the subsidy is used for a purpose other than the purpose for which it was given.
(2)
The right conferred by subsection (1) is enforceable as if created by contract between the public authority and the beneficiary.
(3)
Nothing in this section affects any other remedy that the public authority may have in connection with the giving of the subsidy.
Annotations
Commencement
- I1
S. 77 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 91(2)
- I2
S. 77 in force at 4.1.2023 by S.I. 2022/1359, reg. 2