Claim for, and payment of, a grant or further grant9
1
Where a local authority has approved an application for a grant, it shall pay the grant, subject to the provisions of this regulation.
2
The grant may be paid—
a
in whole after the completion of the approved works; or
b
in part by instalments as the approved works progress and the balance after completion of those works.
3
A grant shall be paid only when the local authority is satisfied that—
a
the approved works have been satisfactorily completed; or
b
in the case of an instalment, the relevant part of the approved works has been satisfactorily completed.
4
Subject to paragraph (5), where an eligible person has, in any of the five years preceding the date of application for a grant, been paid a grant in respect of premises and makes a further application for a grant under regulation 4 in respect of those premises, the local authority shall not determine that application unless it is accompanied by—
a
a further risk assessment carried out in accordance with Part VI or Part VIII of the 2006 Regulations; or
b
in a case where the local authority considers that a further risk assessment is not required, a statement of the reasons why the eligible person considers further works are required to improve the nature or quality of the supply.
5
A local authority may approve a further application for a grant to an eligible person, but the amount of grant that may be awarded shall not, subject to regulation 8(2), exceed the difference between £800 and the amount of any grant previously made to that person under regulation 8(1).