Cases in which grants may be re-calculated, withheld or repaid11
1
A local authority may withhold, reduce or recover the whole or any part of a grant otherwise payable to an eligible person under these Regulations where—
a
the approved works are not completed to the satisfaction of the local authority;
b
before the approved works are completed, the person to whom the grant is payable ceases to be an eligible person; or
c
the local authority believes that any information contained in an application made under regulation 4, or any information on which it based its decision to approve an application for a grant, was incorrect, inaccurate or incomplete.
2
Before making any decision to withhold, reduce or recover any grant under paragraph (1), the local authority shall—
a
give to the eligible person written notification of the action proposed to be taken and the reasons for it;
b
afford that person an opportunity to make representations about the action proposed to be taken within such time and in such form as the authority thinks fit; and
c
consider any such representations.