37.—(1) Where –
(a)a producer has submitted an application for compensation in accordance with the Community compensation scheme; and
(b)it appears to the Department that the producer has –
(i)made a false or misleading statement in his application; or
(ii)failed to comply with any of the requirements of the scheme,
the Department may withhold, or recover on demand from that producer, the whole or any part of the compensation payable or paid to him.
(2) In this regulation, “Community compensation scheme” means the scheme instituted by Council Regulation (EC) No. 2330/98 providing for an offer of compensation to certain producers of milk and milk products temporarily restricted in carrying out their trade(1) and Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2647/98 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No. 2330/98(2).
O.J. No. L291, 30.10.98, p. 4
O.J. No. L335,10.12.98, p. 33