The Farm Business Non-Capital Grant Scheme 1988

Revocation of approval and recovery of grant

13.  If at any time after the appropriate Minister has approved a feasibility study plan or marketing plan or paid a grant under this Scheme it appears to that Minister—

(a) that any condition subject to which the approval was given or the grant has been paid has not been complied with, or

(b) that the eligible person or eligible group responsible for submitting the plan or the claim for grant gave information on any matter relevant to the giving of the approval or the making of the payment which was false or misleading in a material respect,

that Minister may revoke the approval, in whole or in part, and, where any payment has been made, may recover on demand an amount equal to the payment which has been made or such part thereof as that Minister may specify; but before revoking an approval or making a demand under this paragraph that Minister shall—

(i) give to any eligible person or eligible group to whom or to which any payment of grant would be payable or from whom or from which any such amount would be recoverable a written notification of the reasons for the action proposed to be taken by that Minister, and

(ii) afford that person or group an opportunity of appearing before and being heard by a person appointed for the purpose by the appropriate Minister, and

(iii) consider the report by a person so appointed and supply a copy of the report to the person or group mentioned in sub-paragraph (i) above.