Scottish Government

Conditions of Award

Should you be awarded a Processing and Marketing Grant you will be asked to sign and return a 'Conditions of Grant' leaflet which will include the conditions set out below. We may also impose special conditions pertaining to individual cases. Failure to meet any of these conditions may result in the withdrawal of the offer of grant.

• The award is made on the basis of statements made by you or your representatives in the application form and subsequent correspondence. Use of the assets which are grant aided must not depart to any significant degree extent from those set out in this documentation. Any modifications to the project as described in the application must be notified to the Scottish Executive before any modifications are begun.
• You must meet legal obligations imposed under EC or domestic law, to obtain any necessary consents, rights and wayleaves, give any necessary notices and meet any specific rules, regulations and/or standards which may be applicable to the project.
• Claims in respect of projects where work commenced before the notified start of work date are ineligible for grant. The only work which may be undertaken before that date is site purchase (not including the purchase of any buildings to be grant aided), planning permission, design and consultants costs, seeking quotations and ordering equipment.
• Before any payments are made, a claim must be submitted on the appropriate form. No claim in any other form will be considered. Claims must be accompanied by originals of all relevant documents, invoices, etc. These will be returned to claimants and must be retained by you for 2012. Any further information requested by the Scottish Executive must be supplied as required.
• Claims may be for the full amount of the award or for part of it and may be submitted in up to 3 instalments. The final claim must be for at least 20% of the award.
• The grant is time limited and will only be paid if claimed within the timetable set out at the time of the award.
• No final claims can be paid unless you as the applicant have full and unfettered rights of ownership to the items concerned. All Hire Purchase agreements etc must be paid in full.
• All appropriate UK and EC hygiene, environmental, animal welfare, human rights and equal opportunities regulations and directives must complied with in full.
• When requested you must provide an update on progress of the project and/or a report on the project's performance after completion. Any equipment which is grant aided must remain in place, be kept in good repair, and used for its intended purpose for at least 6 years after the completion of the project. The corresponding period for buildings is 10 years.
• You must confirm that none of the items in the application are replacements under an insurance scheme.
• You must provide confirmation that no other EC grant has been secured. Repayable loans from the European Coal and Steel Community or the European Investment Bank may be permitted.
• Any publicity given to the project must make reference to the part played by the European Commission and Scottish Executive in funding.