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.