Crown Lands Act 1976
17Classification of Crown land and determination of terms and conditions of sale, &c.
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17 Classification of Crown land and determination of terms and conditions of sale, &c.
(1) Without prejudice to the generality of the provisions of section 13 (1) , the Minister has power, in respect of Crown land, to do the following acts and things or any of them, that is to say:
(a) [Section 17 Subsection (1) amended by No. 17 of 1996, Applied:19 Mar 2002] Classify the land in such manner as he may determine; and
(b) Determine the eligibility of persons or classes of persons who may purchase the land or the land so classified; and
(c) Determine the conditions and restrictions which may apply to the land or the land so classified; the conditions which a purchaser shall fulfil in respect of, and the improvements which he shall effect to, the land.
(2) Where the Minister classifies any Crown land or makes any determination in respect thereof under subsection (1) , he shall not sell the land other than in accordance with the classification or determination.