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6.—(1) Any application for grant under these Regulations shall be in such form and shall provide such information as the Scottish Ministers specify, and shall be approved by the Scottish Ministers prior to the commencement of any work on the operation.
(2) The Scottish Ministers may, as they think fit, either refuse to approve an application or approve it in whole or in part, and any such approval may be given, subject to such conditions as the Scottish Ministers think fit.
(3) Any approval of cost for the purposes of a grant under this Part may be varied or withdrawn by the Scottish Ministers.
(4) In approving an application, the Scottish Ministers may specify the date by which work may start on the operation, the date by which the first payment of grant shall be claimed and the date by which the final payment of grant shall be claimed by the applicant.
(5) Where the applicant is a crofter or cottar, the Scottish Ministers shall notify the applicant’s landlord of the application and if the landlord, within 14 days of being so notified, objects in writing to the making of the grant, the Scottish Ministers shall, before making any decision on the application, afford to the applicant and the landlord an opportunity of making representations thereon in writing to them, or to a person appointed by them to hear the representations and report thereon to them.
(6) After considering any such application and any representations or report thereon, as specified in paragraph (5), the Scottish Ministers shall give to the applicant notice in writing of their decision and if the applicant is a crofter or a cottar, shall also give notice of their decision to the applicant’s landlord.
(7) Where the Scottish Ministers approve the application they shall, at the same time as they give to the applicant notice of their approval, inform the applicant that the proposed work may be carried out subject to such modifications or conditions as the Scottish Ministers may specify.
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