sch.12-sec.8Final approval for assistance

### sch.12-sec.8 Final approval for assistance This section applies if— the authority has given an applicant conditional approval for assistance to use an eligible service; and the applicant has applied under section 7 (3) (b) for final approval for the assistance. The authority must decide to— approve the application and give final approval for the assistance; or refuse the application. The authority may, by notice to the applicant, give final approval for assistance to use the eligible service if satisfied— the applicant has used the service in compliance with section 7 (3) (a) ; and the applicant is otherwise still eligible for conditional approval for the assistance under section 6 , other than section 6 (1) (f) . sch 12 s 8 prev sch 12 s 8 om 2014 SL No. 51 s 6 AIA s 20A applies (see s 8) pres sch 12 s 8 ins 2019 SL No. 157 s 4 (sch.12-sec.8-ssec.1) This section applies if— the authority has given an applicant conditional approval for assistance to use an eligible service; and the applicant has applied under section 7 (3) (b) for final approval for the assistance. (sch.12-sec.8-ssec.2) The authority must decide to— approve the application and give final approval for the assistance; or refuse the application. (sch.12-sec.8-ssec.3) The authority may, by notice to the applicant, give final approval for assistance to use the eligible service if satisfied— the applicant has used the service in compliance with section 7 (3) (a) ; and the applicant is otherwise still eligible for conditional approval for the assistance under section 6 , other than section 6 (1) (f) . - (a) the authority has given an applicant conditional approval for assistance to use an eligible service; and - (b) the applicant has applied under section 7 (3) (b) for final approval for the assistance. - (a) approve the application and give final approval for the assistance; or - (b) refuse the application. - (a) the applicant has used the service in compliance with section 7 (3) (a) ; and - (b) the applicant is otherwise still eligible for conditional approval for the assistance under section 6 , other than section 6 (1) (f) .