The Farm Business Non-Capital Grant Scheme 1988

Restrictions on approval of feasibility study plans and marketing plans

6.  The appropriate Minister shall not approve for the purposes of grant a feasibility study plan or a marketing plan in so far as—

(a) such a plan includes—

(i) proposed expenditure which would in aggregate result in the payment of grant under this Scheme of less than £250 in respect of a feasibility study plan or less than £250 during a period of any one year in respect of a marketing plan;

(ii) proposed expenditure in relation to the provision of horses and ponies for hire outside a less-favoured area;

(iii) proposed expenditure in relation to any activity in respect of a specified farm business or agricultural business which the eligible person or eligible group has previously carried out and, in particular, in relation to the employment of, or the contracting for the services of, any person to promote a specified farm business or to market a product of, or a service supplied by, a specified farm business where the eligible person or eligible group has previously employed, or contracted for the services of, any person to promote the same specified farm business or to market the same product of, or service supplied by, that specified farm business;

(b) the person nominated to implement the plan under paragraph 5(3)(d) is not—

(i) a member of an organisation recognised from time to time by that Minister for the purposes of this Scheme; or

(ii) a suitable person to implement the plan, in the opinion of that Minister, having regard, in particular, to his qualifications and relevant experience;

(c) the plan which is submitted is a marketing plan and a payment of grant under this Scheme in respect of such a plan has previously been made to the eligible person or eligible group responsible for submitting the plan, or to any person being a member of that eligible group or to any other eligible group of which such a person has been a member, within the period of three years immediately prior to the receipt of the plan by that Minister;

(d) the plan which is submitted is a feasibility study plan, and a payment of grant under this Scheme has previously been made in respect of such a plan in the circumstances and within the period specified in sub-paragraph (c) above unless the eligible person or eligible group responsible for submitting the plan has—

(i) previously withdrawn from carrying out a feasibility study plan under paragraph 7(3) and received a payment of grant in accordance with that paragraph, or

(ii) previously fully completed the carrying out of such a plan and received a payment of grant in accordance with this Scheme in circumstances where the person nominated to implement the plan under paragraph 5(3)(d) has made a declaration in writing to the eligible person or eligible group, at the time of completion of the plan, to the effect that the production of the new product or the supply of the new service to which the plan relates is not feasible;

(e) the eligible person or eligible group responsible for submitting a feasibility study plan, or any person being a member of that group, or any other eligible group of which such a person has previously been a member, has, within the period of three years immediately prior to the receipt of the plan by that Minister, received a payment of grant in respect of such a plan having at any time previously also received a payment of grant in the circumstances specified in sub-paragraph (d)(i) or (ii) above.