6Agreements to be entered into as consequence of making of grants

6 Agreements to be entered into as consequence of making of grants

(1)  *[Section 6 Subsection (1) amended by No. 72 of 1986, s. 6 ]*Where the Minister makes a grant under section 4 (1) to an employer –

(a) the Minister shall enter into an agreement with the employer to pay to him, subject to section 7 (3) , the sum of $5 000 payable, as nearly as possible, in equal instalments –

(i) the first of which is payable at the expiration of 6 months after the date of the commencement of the employment by the employer of an unemployed person, an eligible school leaver, or a person who has completed, or partly completed, a traineeship in a full-time position;

(ii) the second of which is payable at the expiration of 12 months after that date; and

(iii) the third of which is payable at the expiration of 18 months after that date; and

(b) such an agreement shall be subject to such terms and conditions as are determined by the Minister and as are specified in the agreement.

(1A)  *[Section 6 Subsection (1A) inserted by No. 72 of 1986, s. 6 ]*Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1) (b) , the conditions to which a grant agreement entered into by an employer under subsection (1) is subject may include conditions relating to the employment by the employer of persons otherwise than in full-time positions.

(2)  *[Section 6 Subsection (2) amended by No. 72 of 1986, s. 6 ]*An employer to whom a grant under section 4 (1) is made –

(a) shall enter into a contract of service or apprenticeship for the employment of an unemployed person, an eligible school leaver, or other person referred to in subsection (1) (a) (i) in a full-time position for at least 18 months;

(b) shall execute a grant agreement pursuant to which the grant shall be made; and

(c) shall, in addition to maintaining the number of positions for unemployed persons and other persons referred to in (if any) specified in the grant agreement, maintain his employment establishment at at least the same number as it was on the relevant date.