Ships (Capital Grants) Act 1987
9Grants not payable
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9 Grants not payable
(1) A grant is not payable under subsection 8 (1) to a shipowner in respect of a ship if:
(a) the construction, or shipowner’s purchase, of the ship was arranged by the shipowner before 22 December 1986; or
(b) the ship is delivered to the shipowner, or registered in Australia, before 1 July 1987 or after 30 June 1996.
(2) A grant is not payable under subsection 8(2) to a shipowner in respect of a ship if:
(a) the shipowner’s purchase of the ship was arranged by the shipowner before 22 December 1986; or
(b) the ship is delivered to the shipowner, or registered in Australia, before 1 July 1987 or after 30 June 1990.
(3) A grant is not payable under subsection 8(3) to a shipowner in respect of a ship if:
(a) the ship’s conversion was arranged before 22 December 1986; or
(b) after that conversion, the ship is delivered to the shipowner before 1 July 1987 or after 30 June 1992.
(4) A grant is not payable under section 8 in respect of a ship if any grant has previously been paid under section 8 in respect of the ship.
(5) A grant is not payable to a shipowner in relation to the purchase of a ship if another person:
(a) arranged the construction or purchase of the ship before
22 December 1986; or
(b) received delivery of the ship before 1 July 1987;
unless the Secretary is satisfied that there has not been an arrangement between any persons for the purpose of the payment of a grant that, but for the arrangement, would not have been payable.
(6) A grant is not payable under subsection 8(3) to a shipowner in relation to the conversion of a ship if another person arranged the conversion of the ship before 22 December 1986, unless the Secretary is satisfied that there has not been an arrangement between any persons for the purpose of the payment of a grant that, but for the arrangement, would not have been payable under subsection 8(3).
(7) A grant is not payable under subsection 8(6) to a shipowner in relation to the modification of a ship if the modification is completed after 30 June 1992.