- Latest available (Revised)
- Original (As made)
There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Rural Development (Financial Assistance) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008, Section 5.
Revised legislation carried on this site may not be fully up to date. At the current time any known changes or effects made by subsequent legislation have been applied to the text of the legislation you are viewing by the editorial team. Please see ‘Frequently Asked Questions’ for details regarding the timescales for which new effects are identified and recorded on this site.
5.—(1) The Department or an agent may—
(a)refuse to approve an operation for the receipt of financial assistance; or
(b)approve an operation in whole or in part, unconditionally or subject to such conditions as it may determine,
but it may not approve an operation unless it is satisfied that—
(i)the operation is in accordance with the Northern Ireland Rural Development Programme 2007-2013; and
(ii)the operation is eligible for Community assistance.
(2) The Department or an agent may vary an approval by varying any condition to which it is subject, or by imposing conditions.
(3) Before the Department or an agent decides to refuse approval for an operation under paragraph (1) or to vary an approval under paragraph (2), it shall—
(a)give the applicant or beneficiary, as the case may be, notice in writing of its proposed decision with a statement of its reasons;
(b)give that applicant or beneficiary an opportunity to make written representations within such time as the Department or, as the case may be, the agent considers reasonable; and
(c)consider any such representations.
(4) An approval or variation under this regulation shall be in writing.]
Textual Amendments
F1Regulations revoked (with savings) (5.10.2015) by The Rural Development Programme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. 2015/326), regs. 1, 22, Sch. 2 (with reg. 2(3)(b))
Commencement Information
Latest Available (revised):The latest available updated version of the legislation incorporating changes made by subsequent legislation and applied by our editorial team. Changes we have not yet applied to the text, can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area.
Original (As Enacted or Made): The original version of the legislation as it stood when it was enacted or made. No changes have been applied to the text.
Geographical Extent: Indicates the geographical area that this provision applies to. For further information see ‘Frequently Asked Questions’.
Show Timeline of Changes: See how this legislation has or could change over time. Turning this feature on will show extra navigation options to go to these specific points in time. Return to the latest available version by using the controls above in the What Version box.
Access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item from this tab. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:
This timeline shows the different points in time where a change occurred. The dates will coincide with the earliest date on which the change (e.g an insertion, a repeal or a substitution) that was applied came into force. The first date in the timeline will usually be the earliest date when the provision came into force. In some cases the first date is 01/02/1991 (or for Northern Ireland legislation 01/01/2006). This date is our basedate. No versions before this date are available. For further information see the Editorial Practice Guide and Glossary under Help.
Use this menu to access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:
Click 'View More' or select 'More Resources' tab for additional information including: