8Minister may make offers to purchase affected properties

8 Minister may make offers to purchase affected properties

(1)  The Minister may make offers to purchase affected properties in accordance with this section.

(2)  The Minister –

(a) must, within the period of 30 days immediately after receiving the advice of the advisory committee given in accordance with section 6 (1) in respect of an application; and

(b) may, at any time after receiving the advice of the advisory committee given in accordance with that section in any other case –

determine whether or not to make the relevant eligible owner an offer to purchase the affected property owned by that person.

(3)  If the Minister determines to make an eligible owner an offer to purchase an affected property the Minister must –

(a) make that offer in writing; and

(b) send it to that person within the period of 14 days immediately after the day on which the Minister makes that determination.

(4)  If the Minister determines not to make an offer to purchase an affected property that is the subject of an application, the Minister must send notice of the determination to the eligible owner who made the application within the period of 14 days immediately after the day on which the Minister makes that determination.