22Period subsidy certificate in force

22 Period subsidy certificate in force

A subsidy certificate: (a) comes into force on the day stated in the certificate; and (b) stops being in force at the earliest of the following times: (i) if subsidy becomes payable to the person who holds the certificate—immediately after the end of the first authorisation day for the subsidy; (ia) if the person who holds the subsidy certificate is not a member of the Defence Force (or has stopped being a member of the Defence Force)—as soon as the person no longer has a service credit (see section 46); (ii) if the certificate is cancelled under section 25—at the time of cancellation; (iii) in any other case—12 months after the certificate was given.