1989 Ed.]

Housing

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17A. Sale of land

(1) Subject to the conditions of the Crown lease in respect of any land in an estate, and subject to the payment of such purchase price and such terms and conditions of payment as the Authority may determine with the prior approval of the Governor, the Authority may sell or otherwise dispose of any such land.

(2) Subject to the conditions of the Crown lease in respect of any land in an estate, the Authority may fix the terms, covenants and conditions on which such land may be sold or otherwise disposed of.

(3) The Authority shall determine the eligibility of persons to purchase land in an estate, specify the form of application for the purchase of such land and the information to be provided in such application, and charge such fee in respect of such application as it may determine.

(Added 33 of 1978 s. 4)

17AA. Particular conditions of sale

(1) Without prejudice to the general power mentioned in section 17A(2), where-

(a) any land in an estate is sold under section 17A to any person; or

(b) any land in respect of which the Authority is authorized to nominate purchasers is sold to a person nominated by the Authority,

the Director of Housing may stipulate, by notice in the Gazette, that the agreement for sale and purchase and the deed of assignment shall be subject to the terms, covenants and conditions mentioned in the Schedule and the terms, covenants and conditions so stipulated shall be part of the agreement and deed.

(2) The Governor in Council may amend the Schedule; and any agreement for sale and purchase or any deed of assignment made subject to the terms, covenants and conditions mentioned in the Schedule under subsection (1) shall continue to have effect subject to any amendment of those terms, covenants and conditions under this subsection.

(3) A statement in any agreement for sale and purchase or deed of assignment mentioned in subsection (1) that the agreement or deed is subject to the terms, covenants and conditions mentioned in the Schedule shall be sufficient evidence, until the contrary is proved, that the Director of Housing has stipulated that the agreement or deed shall be subject to those terms, covenants and conditions.

(Added 15 of 1982 s. 6. Amended 16 of 1988 s. 10)

17B. Void alienations

Where

(a) any land in any estate is sold under section 17A to any person; or

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