PART 2SUPPORT FOR AGRICULTURE ETC.
CHAPTER 1WELSH MINISTERS’ POWER TO PROVIDE SUPPORT
I19Further provision about support under section 8
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Support may be provided financially or otherwise.
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Financial support may be provided by way of grant, loan or guarantee, or in any other form.
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Support may be provided subject to eligibility criteria being met.
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Where support is provided in connection with the use of land, the eligibility criteria may (among other things) specify requirements relating to—
a
the hectarage or characteristics of the land;
b
the extent to which the land must be used for or in connection with agriculture or ancillary activities;
c
the person to whom support is provided (for example by reference to the person’s use or intended use of the land).
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Support may be provided subject to any conditions the Welsh Ministers consider appropriate.
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The conditions may (among other things) include provision for financial support to be repaid or otherwise made good (with or without interest).
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Support may be provided to the maker or operator of a third party scheme in connection with the establishment or operation of that scheme (including in connection with the provision of support under that scheme).
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A “third party scheme” for this purpose is a scheme for the provision of support (whether financially or otherwise) for or in connection with agriculture or ancillary activities (or both), but which is not made by the Welsh Ministers.
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The Welsh Ministers may delegate to any other person functions relating to the provision of support.
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Functions delegated under subsection (9) may include—
a
giving guidance;
b
exercising a discretion.