sch.39-sec.6Nature and amount of assistance

### sch.39-sec.6 Nature and amount of assistance The nature of the assistance that may be given to an applicant under the scheme is a grant of financial assistance that is 25% of the cost of an eligible project, up to the maximum amount of assistance payable under the scheme. The maximum amount of assistance payable under the scheme is $50,000. In this section— cost , of an eligible project— includes— charges for freight associated with the eligible project; and expenses for consumables, including fuel, associated with the eligible project; and charges for installation or construction associated with the eligible project; but for an eligible project mentioned in section 4 (1) (a) (ii) , does not include charges or expenses associated with— the replacement of any part of the existing permanent capital infrastructure with a thing that is the same, or substantially the same, as the replaced part; or replacing a water pump that is part of an irrigation system that has lost pressure with a water pump that has the same pump capacity the repair or maintenance of the existing permanent capital infrastructure or of any part of the existing permanent capital infrastructure. sch 39 s 6 ins 2021 SL No. 160 s 4 amd 2025 SL No. 169 s 14 (sch.39-sec.6-ssec.1) The nature of the assistance that may be given to an applicant under the scheme is a grant of financial assistance that is 25% of the cost of an eligible project, up to the maximum amount of assistance payable under the scheme. (sch.39-sec.6-ssec.2) The maximum amount of assistance payable under the scheme is $50,000. (sch.39-sec.6-ssec.3) In this section— cost , of an eligible project— includes— charges for freight associated with the eligible project; and expenses for consumables, including fuel, associated with the eligible project; and charges for installation or construction associated with the eligible project; but for an eligible project mentioned in section 4 (1) (a) (ii) , does not include charges or expenses associated with— the replacement of any part of the existing permanent capital infrastructure with a thing that is the same, or substantially the same, as the replaced part; or replacing a water pump that is part of an irrigation system that has lost pressure with a water pump that has the same pump capacity the repair or maintenance of the existing permanent capital infrastructure or of any part of the existing permanent capital infrastructure. - (a) includes— (i) charges for freight associated with the eligible project; and (ii) expenses for consumables, including fuel, associated with the eligible project; and (iii) charges for installation or construction associated with the eligible project; but - (i) charges for freight associated with the eligible project; and - (ii) expenses for consumables, including fuel, associated with the eligible project; and - (iii) charges for installation or construction associated with the eligible project; but - (b) for an eligible project mentioned in section 4 (1) (a) (ii) , does not include charges or expenses associated with— (i) the replacement of any part of the existing permanent capital infrastructure with a thing that is the same, or substantially the same, as the replaced part; or Example— replacing a water pump that is part of an irrigation system that has lost pressure with a water pump that has the same pump capacity (ii) the repair or maintenance of the existing permanent capital infrastructure or of any part of the existing permanent capital infrastructure. - (i) the replacement of any part of the existing permanent capital infrastructure with a thing that is the same, or substantially the same, as the replaced part; or Example— replacing a water pump that is part of an irrigation system that has lost pressure with a water pump that has the same pump capacity - (ii) the repair or maintenance of the existing permanent capital infrastructure or of any part of the existing permanent capital infrastructure. - (i) charges for freight associated with the eligible project; and - (ii) expenses for consumables, including fuel, associated with the eligible project; and - (iii) charges for installation or construction associated with the eligible project; but - (i) the replacement of any part of the existing permanent capital infrastructure with a thing that is the same, or substantially the same, as the replaced part; or Example— replacing a water pump that is part of an irrigation system that has lost pressure with a water pump that has the same pump capacity - (ii) the repair or maintenance of the existing permanent capital infrastructure or of any part of the existing permanent capital infrastructure.