Alien licensed to hold land

(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 49, the Minister may in his discretion grant to an alien a licence to acquire and to hold an estate in national land subject to such terms and conditions as specified in the licence as he may think fit for the development of the said land. Alien licenced to 28 (2) Every licence issued under the provisions of this section shall be recorded in the General Registry as a deed. (3) The Minister may from time to time alter, amend or extend the provisions of any licence granted hereunder and any alteration, amendment or extension shall be recorded in the General Registry as a deed. (4) Breach of any term or condition in a licence issued under the provisions of this section shall render the licence voidable. (5) The Minister may by notice in writing give to a licensee three months to comply with any term or condition of a licence which has been breached, and if the licensee fails to comply within the time specified by the Minister, the Minister may by notice in writing to the licensee declare the licence void. (6) The Minister may record as a deed at the General Registry a cancellation of a licence that has become void and the land in respect of which the licence has been issued and all buildings, fixtures and appurtenances thereon shall forthwith be forfeited to the Crown. (7) The Minister may from time to time by Order published in the Gazette– (a) set out the terms and conditions applicable to licences granted under this section; (b) determine the duration of licences granted hereunder; (c) set out the procedure by which applications for licences may be made and prescribe the form of licence, deed of cancellation, notice and other documents for use under the provisions of this section; 29 (d) allow the to administer interrogatories and to obtain discovery of documents from any applicant or licensee for the enforcement of this Act; or (e) for the proper and due implementation of the provisions of this section. (8) Where the conditions of a licence have been fulfilled to the satisfaction of the Minister, the Minister shall grant the licensee a certificate declaring that the licence shall no longer be voidable and the same shall be recorded in the General Registry as a deed.