Pursuant to section 124(1)(d) of the Social Security Act 1964, the Minister for Social Development and Employment makes the following amendment to the Special Needs Grants Programme (as established and approved on
18 December 1998*).
Dated at Wellington this 25th day of June 2008.
HON RUTH DYSON, Minister for Social Development and Employment.
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A m e n d m e n t
1. Title—This amendment is the Special Needs Grants Amendment 2008.
2. Commencement—This amendment comes into effect on the day after it is approved.
3. Programme amended—This amendment amends the Special Needs Grants Programme.
4. Repair and maintenance of on-site effluent treatment systems—Clause 11.8.1† is amended by omitting:
“At any time before 1 July 2008, the”
and substituting with:
“The”.
5. Consequential revocation—Clause 5 of the Special Needs Grants Amendment 2006 is revoked.
Explanatory Note
This note is not part of the programme, but is intended to explain its general effect.
This amendment to the Special Needs Grants Programme removes the expiry date for the provision of assistance for the repair and maintenance of on-site effluent treatment systems to enable eligible applicants to receive the assistance on and after 1 July 2008.
*New Zealand Gazette, 28 January 1999, No. 8, page 202
†New Zealand Gazette, 12 October 2006, No. 116, page 3463