28Purchasing hardship

28 Purchasing hardship

(1)  [Section 28 Subsection (1) amended by No. 3 of 2004, s. 7, Applied:09 Jun 2004] The Minister may allow the lessee or licensee to purchase the shack site over an extended period if the Minister is satisfied that immediate purchase would cause hardship.

(2)  [Section 28 Subsection (2) substituted by No. 3 of 2004, s. 7, Applied:09 Jun 2004] For the purposes of making determinations under subsection (1) , the Minister may –

(a) require any lessees or licensees who claim hardship to give the Minister such financial statements and other information relevant to their real estate purchasing capacity as the Minister reasonably considers necessary; and

(b) issue, and apply, such hardship eligibility criteria and extended payment criteria as the Minister thinks fit.

(3)  [Section 28 Subsection (3) inserted by No. 3 of 2004, s. 7, Applied:09 Jun 2004] The Minister may delegate to the Secretary any of the Minister's powers under this section other than –

(a) the power to issue hardship eligibility criteria and extended payment criteria under subsection (2)(b) ; and

(b) this power of delegation.