Eligible bodies5

In regulation 3(4) (condition C), “eligible body” means–

a

Quality Meat Scotland M1;

b

the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (“the Board”), or a company to whom the Board has delegated its functions under article 5(2) of the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board Order 2008 M2;

c

Scottish Enterprise or Highlands and Islands Enterprise M3;

d

a person responsible, by virtue of an agreement made under section 19 (delegation of certain functions and powers) of the Enterprise and New Towns (Scotland) Act 1990 M4, for the discharge of any functions of Scottish Enterprise or Highlands and Islands Enterprise; or

e

a body which carries on its activities otherwise than for profit, but not–

i

a local authority;

ii

a body listed under the heading “Institutions formerly eligible for funding by the Scottish Further Education Funding Council” in schedule 2 to the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005 M5;

iii

an educational establishment for the provision of further education recognised as a central institution by regulations made by the Scottish Ministers under the Education (Scotland) Act 1980 M6; or

iv

a public authority (unless that authority falls within paragraphs (a) to (d)).