(1) An applicant may, at any time, withdraw an application for the acquisition
of land under this Division.
(2) The Minister--
(a) may at any time and for
any reason, and
(b) must if the relevant application is withdrawn,
abandon
the proposed acquisition of land under this Division.
(3) If the Minister
decides to abandon the proposed acquisition of land otherwise than because the
application is withdrawn, the Minister must cause notice to be given to the
applicant of the decision and of the reasons for the decision.
(4) The
applicant is entitled to be refunded all money paid by the applicant to the
Minister with respect to the proposed acquisition, other than such amounts as
the Minister considers appropriate to compensate the Minister and any other
persons who have incurred costs with respect to the proposed acquisition.
(5)
If a proposed acquisition of land is abandoned, no further application with
respect to that land is to be considered by the Minister during the period of
12 months after the acquisition is abandoned unless the Minister is satisfied
that the special circumstances of the case justify the consideration of the
further application within that period.
