Section 41(3)

Where an application for a farm capital grant is made as respects expenditure incurred or to be incurred for the purposes of activities on land which is in a National Park (including a National Park in Scotland)or an area specified for the purposes of this subsection by the Ministers, the appropriate Minister— shall, so far as may be consistent with the purposes of the the grant provisions, so exercise his functions thereunder as to further the conservation and enhancement of the natural beauty and amenity of the countryside and to promote its enjoyment by the public; and where the relevant authority have objected to the making of the grant on the ground that the activities in question have had or will have an adverse effect on the natural beauty or amenity of the countryside or its enjoyment by the public, shall not make the grant except after considering the objection and, in the case of land in England, after consulting with the Secretary of State; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-07-30