10a

10a.-(1) If the grant recipient has received grants pursuant to section 3 for one or more preceding calendar years, it is a condition for receiving the full grant, cf. section 10(1), for the relevant calendar year that the expenses defrayed in respect of political work in the region in the most recent calendar year in which a grant was received shall at least correspond to the full grant for that calendar year. This shall not apply, however, if
the most recent calendar year in which a grant was received precedes the calendar year in which the previous regional council election was held.
(2) If the expenses defrayed in respect of political work in the region in the most recent calendar year specified in subsection (1) correspond only in part to the full grant for that calendar year, an amount equal to the non-expended amount of the grant shall be deducted from the grant amount to be allocated in pursuance of section 3 for the relevant calendar year.
(3) If the grant recipient has received grants pursuant to section 3 for one or more preceding calendar years, the grant for the relevant calendar year, except in unique cases, shall be provided on the sole condition that the grant recipient has submitted a declaration to the regional council, stating the minimum expenses defrayed in respect of political work in the region in the most recent calendar year specified in subsection (1). This declaration must be submitted before the end of the relevant calendar year. The second to fourth sentences of section 8(2) shall apply correspondingly to the submission of this declaration.