The Farm Business Non-Capital Grant Scheme 1988

Financial limits

10.—(1) When by reason of the total of applications for approval of plans under paragraph 5(1), for the purpose of grant under this Scheme, which already have been approved or received, the appropriate Minister is at any time of the opinion that the financial resources which should be made available for payment of grant under this Scheme during any period will be insufficient to satisfy the payments of grants in relation to England, Wales or Scotland as the case may be during the same period resulting from the approval of further applications, he may decide—

(a) that he will not accept any further applications for consideration under this Scheme until a time subsequently specified by that Minister;

(b) that he will cease to approve existing applications.

(2) A decision by the appropriate Minister under sub-paragraph(1) above may relate to applications—

(a) for grant under this Scheme towards expenditure of such kind as he shall determine; or

(b) for any grant under this Scheme;

and in the case of a decision not to accept further applications and to specify a time when further applications may be accepted shall be published by notice in the London or Edinburgh Gazette, as appropriate.