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CORONAVIRUS BUSINESS SUPPORT FUND

BUSINESS SUPPORT APPLICATION FORM

The Scottish Government Coronavirus Business Support Fund is being administered by Local Authorities.

The ratepayers of businesses located in a non-domestic property that is on 17 March;

1) in receipt of the Small Business Bonus Scheme (SBBS);

2) in receipt of Rural Relief; or

3) eligible for SBBS but in receipt of Nursery Relief, Disabled Relief, Fresh Start or Business Growth

Accelerator Relief;

can apply to access a support fund and receive a one-off small business support grant of £10,000. This is

only available if they were the ratepayer for a premises occupied for that business use on 17 March 2020.

A separate one-off grant of £25,000 is available to the ratepayers of businesses in the Retail, Hospitality,

Leisure sectors operating in premises with a rateable value of £18,001 or up to £51,000. This is the rateable

value as at 17 March 2020 regardless of any subsequent reduction in rateable value due to an appeal. This

is only available if they were the ratepayer for a premises occupied for that business use on 17 March

2020.

These payments are grants and not loans. A grant awarded in respect of a valid application therefore

does not need to be refunded by the recipient

Eligible business ratepayers can apply for a one-off grant payment as detailed below up to 31 March 2021.

Only one grant is allowed per ratepayer regardless of the number of premises held.

These grants are aimed at helping keep companies in business and maintain productive capacity so that

they can recover. Their intention is to:

• Protect jobs

• Prevent business closure

• Promote economic recovery

Please complete all of the parts of this application that apply to you in full, and email a copy to your local

authority at business.grants@aberdeenshire.gov.uk

Aberdeenshire Council will review your application and assess if you are eligible for the grant.

Councils will aim to make payment within 10 working days from receipt of a fully completed application.

The deadline for applications to the Business Support Fund is 31 March 2021.

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Please tick just one of the following boxes:

SMALL BUSINESS SUPPORT GRANT

Application for a one-off £10,000 grant available for the business ratepayers of properties which had a

rateable value of £18,000 or less and were, on 17 March 2020, 1) in receipt of the Small Business Bonus

Scheme (SBBS), 2) in receipt of Rural Relief, or 3) eligible for SBBS but in receipt of Nursery Relief,

Disabled Relief, Fresh Start or Business Growth Accelerator Relief.

If you are eligible for the £10,000 grant please complete Section 1 over the page.

RETAIL, HOSPITALITY, LEISURE SUPPORT GRANT

Application for a £25,000 grant available for relief recipients with a rateable value between £18,001

and £51,000 in the retail, hospitality, and leisure sectors.

If you are eligible for the £25,000 grant please complete Section 2 over the page.

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SECTION 1: IS YOUR BUSINESS ELIGIBLE FOR SUPPORT FROM THE CORONAVIRUS FUND?

To be eligible for payment of £10,000, statements a), b) and c) must apply to your

business:

Please tick the statement that applies to your business

Yes

Guidance Note

(a) Please confirm you were in occupation of the

business premises as at 17 March 2020 and in receipt of

any of the following reliefs:

• Small Business Bonus Scheme (SBBS)

• Rural Rate Relief

• Nursery Relief but eligible for SBBS

• Disability Relief but eligible for SBBS

• Business Growth Accelerator Relief but eligible

for SBBS

• Fresh Start but eligible for SBBS

Information on SBBS eligibility

is available at:

https://www.mygov.scot/non-

domestic-rates-relief/small-

business-bonus-scheme/

(b) Your property is NOT one of the following listed

property types (check your property type by inputting

your property details into www.saa.gov.uk):

• Advertising

• Anemometer Mast

• ATM Site

• Boathouse

• Bothy

• Burial Ground

• Cable

• Car Park

• Car Space

• Castle

• Common Room

• Coup

• Deer Forest

• Display Area

• Electricity

• Fishing Hut

• Fuel Tank

• Gallop

• Game Larder

• Grazings

• Ground

• Hangar

• Heliport

• Holiday Hut

• Hut

• Jetty

If your property is listed as

any of the property types

listed then you are not eligible

for this grant. This list is not

exhaustive and properties

that fall in similar categories

may not be eligible.

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• Land

• Lighthouse

• Lock-Up

• Mast

• Monitoring Site

• Oil Tank

• Parking Bay

• Peat Moss

• Pier

• Pigeon Loft

• Public Toilet

• Quarry

• Sand & Gravel

• Shootings

• Site

• Site Huts

• Slipway

• Stance

• Taxi Rank

• Telecommunications

• Time Share Units

• Traffic Monitoring

• Waste

• Waste Water Treatment

• Water

• Weighbridge

• Wind turbine

• Yard

application for a support grant for another eligible

premises to Aberdeenshire Council or any other Local

Authority in Scotland.

If a ratepayer has more than

one eligible premises, they will

only qualify for the grant in

relation to one of the

properties.

Once you have completed this section, please complete Section 3.

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SECTION 2: IS YOUR BUSINESS ELIGIBLE FOR SUPPORT FROM THE CORONAVIRUS FUND?

To be eligible for payment of £25,000, statements a) and c) must apply to your business

while statement b) must not apply:

Please tick the statement that applies to your business

Yes

Guidance Note

(a) The business operates in a premises in the retail,

hospitality, and leisure sectors that is currently in one of the

following:

• Amusements

• Animal Welfare

• Arts Centre

• Auction Mart

• Bakery

• Bed & Breakfast Accommodation

• Bingo Hall

• Bowling Alley

• Bowling Club

• Cafe

• Camping Site

• Car Wash

• Caravan

• Caravan Site

• Chalet

• Cinema

• Clinic

• Club

• Cricket Club

• Depot

• Entertainment Centre

• Exhibition Venue

• Football Ground

• Funeral Parlour

• Gallery

• Garden

• Garden Centre

• Golf Club

• Golf Driving Range

• Guest House

• Hall

• Harbour

• Hostel

• Hotel

• Ice Rink

• Kiosk

• Laundry

• Leisure Centre

• Market

• Military Facility

If you feel that your property

should qualify based on this list

but is not listed here please

continue the application and

see section 3(d) below.

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• Museum

• Office

• Outdoor Centre

• Park

• Petrol Filling Station

• Play Centre

• Playing Field

• Post Office

• Public House

• Race Track

• Racecourse

• Recreation Ground

• Restaurant

• Retail Warehouse

• Riding School

• Sailing Club

• Self-catering

• Shooting Range

• Shop

• Showhouse

• Showroom

• Ski Club

• Snack Bar

• Snooker Club

• Sports Centre

• Sports Ground

• Squash Club

• Stable

• Stadium

• Sui Generis

• Swimming Pool

• Tennis Club

• Theatre

• Visitor Centre

• Warehouse

• Workshop

• Youth Hostel

(b) The non-domestic premises is one of property types

listed below:

• Boathouse

• Site

• Slipway

• Stance

• Time Share Units

Only properties in the retail,

hospitality, and leisure sectors

quality for this grant. In

addition, if your property is

listed as any of the property

types listed here then you are

not eligible for this grant. This

list is not exhaustive and

properties that fall in similar

categories may not be eligible.

application for a support grant for another eligible premises to

Aberdeenshire Council or any other Local Authority in

Scotland.

If a ratepayer has more than one

eligible premises, they will only

qualify for the grant in relation

to one of the properties.

Once you have completed this section, please complete Section 3.

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SECTION 3: ABOUT YOUR BUSINESS

ABOUT YOUR BUSINESS AND PROPERTY

Guidance Note

(a) The ‘trading’ name of business

The name on the

‘shopfront’ and/or used on

a day to day basis. If you

are a Sole Trader please

provide your name if

different from the trading

name.

(b) The ‘legal’ name of business (even if same as above)

The formal ‘legal’ name of

the business used with, for

example, HMRC, Companies

House etc.

Please provide your rates

reference number (this will

be on your 2019-20 rates

bill).

(d) Provide the following information:

(i) Full Address of your non-domestic premises

(ii) Post Code

(e) What use is the business premises put to?

Briefly describe what your

business does e.g. sandwich

shop; Italian restaurant; bar

and music venue; clothes

shop; café etc.

(f) For premises which are self-catering premises or caravans:

Please confirm:

(i) receipts represent a primary source of earnings (for example, one

third or more); and

(ii) the property has been let out for 140 days or more in financial

year 2019-20

Please provide evidence of

this with your application,

for example a booking list, or

a copy of pubic liability

insurance cover).

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SECTION 4: CONTACT DETAILS

Please provide the full name and contact details for the person within the applicant business to whom

any queries relating to this application should be directed.

CONTACT DETAILS

First and last name

Job Title

E-mail

Tel/Mob. No.

Correspondence address

(if different from

address given above)

SECTION 5: BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS

Please provide details of the bank account to which any funds should be paid. Applicants should also

provide a scanned bank statement or image of the nominated online account dated within 3 months of

the application date.

BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS

Name

Indicate if Business or

Personal a/c

Account Name

Account Number

Sort Code

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SECTION 6: STATE AID

STATE AID

These grants could be considered as ‘State Aid’ under European Commission rules, which can limit the

amount of such aid per recipient. Further information on State Aid is available at:

www.gov.scot/Topics/Government/State-Aid

Have you (i.e. your

business) received any

public sector assistance

through a State Aid De

minimis Scheme over the

last 3 years? Yes/No. If

yes, please provide

details.

Was your business in

financial difficulty on 31

December 2019? Yes/No.

If yes, please provide

details.

SECTION 7: TERMS AND CONDITIONS

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Please check and tick all boxes to confirm and sign below

Tick Here

(a) I am authorised to make the application on behalf of the above business.

(b) I understand that any relief awarded in contravention of State Aid rules irrespective

of whether there was a deliberate or otherwise deception or error, or as a result of any

misleading statements given on this form will be recoverable in full and that I may be liable

for legal action to be taken.

as part of the tax return for the business.

(d) I confirm that I have considered the impact that any payment from the Fund may

have on any insurance claim I may have made or be making.

(e) I certify that the information provided in this application is correct and understand

that if any information provided is later found to be false, repayment of funding may be

required and depending on circumstances criminal proceedings might be instigated.

(f) I accept all of these terms and conditions.

Name of applicant (print)

Position

Signature

Please complete all parts of this application in full and email to business.grants@aberdeenshire.gov.uk

The deadline for applications to the Recovery Fund is 31 March 2021.

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SECTION 7: PRIVACY NOTICE

Who we are:

Aberdeenshire Council is a local authority established under the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994. Its head

office is located at Woodhill House, Westburn Road, Aberdeen, AB16 5GB, and you can contact our Data Protection

Officer by post at this address or by email at: dataprotection@aberdeenshire.gov.uk

Why do we need your personal information and what do we do with it?

You are giving us your personal information to allow us to determine whether your business is eligible to receive

funding from the Coronavirus Support Fund, and to administer that funding to your business. We also use your

information to verify your identity where required, contact you by post, email or telephone and to maintain our

records. This local authority is administering the Scottish Government Coronavirus Business Support Fund.

Legal basis for using your information:

You can find more details about this on our website at www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk Processing your personal

information is necessary for the performance of a contract with you (or to take steps to enter into a contract with

you). If you do not provide us with the information we have asked for then we will not be able to provide this

service to you.

Who do we share your information with?

We are legally obliged to safeguard public funds so we are required to verify and check your details internally for

fraud prevention. We may share this information with other public bodies (and also receive information from these

other bodies) for fraud checking purposes. We are also legally obliged to share certain data with other public bodies,

such as HMRC and will do so where the law requires this. We will also generally comply with requests for specific

information from other regulatory and law enforcement bodies where this is necessary and appropriate. Your

information is also analysed internally to help us improve our services. This data sharing is in accordance with our

Information Use and Privacy Policy and covered in our full privacy statement on our website. It also forms part of our

requirements in line with our Records Management Plan approved in terms of the Public Records (Scotland) Act

2011.

Your information will be shared with the Scottish Government for the purposes of determining your application and

administering it.

How long do we keep your information for?

We only keep your personal information for the minimum period amount of time necessary. Sometimes this time

period is set out in the law, but in most cases it is based on the business need. We maintain a records retention and

disposal schedule which sets out how long we hold different types of information for. You can view this on our

website at www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk or you can request a hard copy from the contact address stated above.

Your rights under data protection law:

• access to your information – you have the right to request a copy of the personal information that we hold

about you.

• correcting your information – we want to make sure that your personal information is accurate, complete

and up to date. Therefore you may ask us to correct any personal information about you that you believe

does not meet these standards.

• Deletion of your information – you have the right to ask us to delete personal information about you where:

I. you think that we no longer need to hold the information for the purposes for which it was originally

obtained

II. you have a genuine objection to our use of your personal information – see Objecting to how we may

use your information below

III. our use of your personal information is contrary to law or our other legal obligations.

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Objecting to how we may use your information – You have the right at any time to tell us to stop using your

personal information for direct marketing purposes.

Restricting how we may use your information – in some cases, you may ask us to restrict how we use your personal

information. This right might apply, for example, where we are checking the accuracy of personal information that

we hold about you or we are assessing the objection you have made to our use of your information. This right might

also apply if we no longer have a basis for using your personal information but you don't want us to delete the data.

Where this right is realistically applied will mean that we may only use the relevant personal information with your

consent, for legal claims or where there are other public interest grounds to do so.

Please contact us as stated above if you wish to exercise any of these rights.

Information you have given us about other people:

If you have provided anyone else’s details on this form, please make sure that you have told them that you have

given their information to Aberdeenshire Council. We will only use this information to process and administer your

claim. If they want any more information on how we will use their information they can visit our web site at:

www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk or email dataprotection@aberdeenshire.gov.uk .

Complaints:

We aim to directly resolve all complaints about how we handle personal information. If your complaint is about how

we have handled your personal information, you should email Feedback.team@aberdeenshire.gov.uk

However, you also have the right to lodge a complaint about data protection matters with the Information

Commissioner's Office, who can be contacted by post at: Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water

Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF. By phone on 0303 123 1113 (local rate) or 01625 545 745. Visit their website for

more information at- https://ico.org.uk/concerns

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