Housing Developers (Control and Licensing) Act · 2023 Revised Edition · Part · Licensing of Housing Developers
17. Action by Minister if licensed housing developer unable to meet obligations or conducting business to detriment of purchasers or public
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Where —
a licensed housing developer informs the Board —
that he considers that he is likely to become unable to meet his obligations; or
that he is about to suspend his housing development;
a licensed housing developer becomes unable to meet his obligations to the purchasers or to the public;
a licensed housing developer is carrying on his business in a manner detrimental to the interests of its purchasers; or
the licence of a housing developer has been revoked under section 12(1), the Board may refer such matter to the Minister who may, in his discretion, take such action as he may consider necessary in the circumstances.
Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), the Minister may for the purposes of taking action under that subsection —
require the licensed housing developer or housing developer to take such steps as he may consider necessary to rectify any matter;
appoint any person to advise the licensed housing developer or housing developer in the conduct of his business or in the termination of his business;
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with the concurrence of the Minister of Finance and
Economy, direct a person to assume control of and to carry on the business of the licensed housing developer upon such conditions as the
Minister may determine; or
direct the licensed housing developer to present a petition to the Court for the winding up of the business of the licensed housing developer or housing developer.
Terms defined in s 2
Board
Defined · s 2“Board” means the Board of Housing Developers established by section 3(1);
housing developer
Defined · s 2“housing developer” means any person who engages in housing development;
housing development
Defined · s 2“housing development” means — (a) the development or construction or the causing to construct in any manner of more than four units of housing accommodation, and includes carrying on of any building operations for the purpose of erecting housing accommodation in, on, over or under any land; or (b) the sale of more than four units of housing lots by the landowner or his nominee with the view of constructing more than Housing Developers (Control and Licensing) four units of housing accommodation by the landowner or such nominee;
licensed housing developer
Defined · s 2“licensed housing developer” means a housing developer holding a licence granted under this Act;
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