9Power of Secretary to provide funds

9 Power of Secretary to provide funds (1) Subject to the approval of the Minister and having regard to the objectives and principles specified in this Act, the Secretary may allocate funds out of money available for the purpose to persons including municipal councils and non-government organisations. (2) The Secretary may allocate funds under subsection (1) to be used for the purposes and subject to the conditions considered by the Secretary to be appropriate. (3) Funds under subsection (1) may be provided to a person who has entered into a contract with the Secretary whether under section 10 or under any other Act provided that the contract requires that the funds provided under subsection (1) must be used for the purposes specified under subsection (2).