9Allocation of grants and loans amongst States

9 Allocation of grants and loans amongst States

(1) The Minister shall, in authorizing grants during a year to which this Act applies for the purposes referred to in paragraph 6(1)(a), ensure that: (a) the aggregate of the amounts of those grants is not less than the amount appropriated by this Act for those purposes in respect of that year; and (b) those amounts are allocated amongst the States on the basis of the respective needs of the States as determined by the Minister. (2) Subject to section 10, the Minister shall, in authorizing grants during a year to which this Act applies for the purposes referred to in paragraph 6(1)(b), ensure that the amounts of those grants are allocated amongst the States on the same basis as the basis provided for in subsection (4) in respect of that year for the allocation amongst the States of the amounts of the loans referred to in that subsection. (3) Subject to section 10, the Minister shall, in authorizing loans during a year to which this Act applies out of moneys appropriated by this Act, ensure that: (a) the aggregate of the amounts of those loans is not less than the amount appropriated by this Act for the purpose of making loans during that year; and (b) those amounts are allocated amongst the States: (i) in respect of the year commencing on 1 July 1981—in the proportions expressed by the percentages set out in Schedule 2; and (ii) in respect of any subsequent year to which this Act applies—in the proportions determined by the Minister, by writing signed by him, to be the appropriate proportions in respect of that year for the purposes of this subsection but so that no State is allocated in respect of that year an amount that, or amounts the sum of which, is less than $7,300,000. (4) Subject to section 10, the Minister shall, in authorizing loans during a year to which this Act applies out of moneys appropriated by an Act other than this Act, ensure that the amounts of those loans are allocated amongst the States: (a) in respect of the year commencing on 1 July 1981—in the proportions expressed by the percentages set out in Schedule 2; and (b) in respect of any subsequent year to which this Act applies—in the proportions determined by the Minister, by writing signed by him, to be the appropriate proportions in respect of that year for the purposes of this subsection. (5) The appropriate proportions to be determined by the Minister under subparagraph (3)(b)(ii) and paragraph (4)(b) for the allocation amongst the States of the amounts of the loans to be made during the years to which this Act applies other than the year commencing on 1 July 1981 shall be determined, as far as practicable, so as progressively to achieve the result that, if the operation of this Act and of each agreement entered into in pursuance of this Act were to be extended for the further period of 5 years next following the expiration of the period to which this Act applies, the amounts of the loans made would, in the year commencing on 1 July 1990, be allocated amongst the States on an equal per capita basis.