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275 Person who acquires property is liable S. 275(1) amended by No. 25/1993 s. 14(c). (1) A person who becomes the owner of a property must pay to the Authority at the time the person becomes the owner of the property any amount that is, under section 274(4A), a charge on that property. (2) In subsection (1), ***Authority*** includes the Minister. S. 276 amended by No. 25/1993 s. 14(d), repealed by No. 17/2012 s. 44(1).

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