2.—(1) No award shall be granted except on an application made to the Department; and any such application shall contain information, and be provided in the format and within the timeframe that the Department has requested.
(2) Where a person has previously made an application for, and been awarded, Coronavirus Financial Assistance in relation to a particular restricted hereditament under the Financial Assistance (Coronavirus) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 or the Financial Assistance (Coronavirus) (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020, the Department may treat that application as an application made under this scheme, by that person for the same restricted hereditament.