Amendment of the Rural Enterprise Regulations4

1

The Rural Enterprise Regulations shall be amended in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (2) of this regulation.

2

In regulation 5 (approval of projects), the following paragraph shall be substituted for the existing paragraph (3)—

3

Before varying an approval under paragraph (2), the Minister shall—

a

give the beneficiary notice in writing that he proposes to do so with a statement of his reasons;

b

give the beneficiary an opportunity to make written representations within such time as the Minister considers reasonable; and

c

consider any such representations.