Financial assistance3
1
Subject to the provisions of Council Regulation 1198/2006, Commission Regulation 498/2007 and these Regulations, the Welsh Ministers may pay Community aid and, if they so determine, a grant to any person—
a
who has applied, in accordance with regulation 4, for the purpose of obtaining such financial assistance, for approval under regulation 5 of—
i
a relevant operation; and
ii
expenditure incurred or to be incurred in connection with that operation; and
b
whose application they have approved.
2
In determining under paragraph (1)—
a
whether to pay a grant in addition to Community aid; and
b
the amount of any such grant,
the Welsh Ministers must have regard to the requirements of Council Regulation 1198/2006 and Commission Regulation 498/2007 and, in particular, the limits on total State financial participation (national, regional and other) as set out in Annex II to Council Regulation 1198/2006.