sch.51-sec.10Deciding applications

### sch.51-sec.10 Deciding applications The authority must consider, and decide to approve or refuse to approve, each application for assistance under the scheme that complies with section 9 . In approving an application, the authority may, with the agreement of the applicant, approve a lesser amount of assistance than the amount applied for in the application. The authority must refuse to approve an application if the authority’s assistance funds for a round of the scheme are not sufficient to pay for the assistance applied for in the application. The authority may seek the advice of persons with suitable qualifications and experience to help the authority in deciding an application. If the authority refuses to approve an application, the authority must give the applicant written notice of the decision. sch 51 s 10 ins 2023 SL No. 86 s 3 (sch.51-sec.10-ssec.1) The authority must consider, and decide to approve or refuse to approve, each application for assistance under the scheme that complies with section 9 . (sch.51-sec.10-ssec.2) In approving an application, the authority may, with the agreement of the applicant, approve a lesser amount of assistance than the amount applied for in the application. (sch.51-sec.10-ssec.3) The authority must refuse to approve an application if the authority’s assistance funds for a round of the scheme are not sufficient to pay for the assistance applied for in the application. (sch.51-sec.10-ssec.4) The authority may seek the advice of persons with suitable qualifications and experience to help the authority in deciding an application. (sch.51-sec.10-ssec.5) If the authority refuses to approve an application, the authority must give the applicant written notice of the decision.