9Further provision about support under section 8
(1)Support may be provided financially or otherwise.
(2)Financial support may be provided by way of grant, loan or guarantee, or in any other form.
(3)Support may be provided subject to eligibility criteria being met.
(4)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).
(5)Support may be provided subject to any conditions the Welsh Ministers consider appropriate.
(6)The conditions may (among other things) include provision for financial support to be repaid or otherwise made good (with or without interest).
(7)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).
(8)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.
(9)The Welsh Ministers may delegate to any other person functions relating to the provision of support.
(10)Functions delegated under subsection (9) may include—
(a)giving guidance;
(b)exercising a discretion.