(1) A deficit is to be made good by the operator of the retirement village.
(2) Except as provided by the regulations referred to in subsection (3), an operator of a retirement village must not--(a) carry forward a deficit to a subsequent financial year, or(b) request or receive from the residents of the retirement village any special additional payments for the purpose of making good a deficit, or(c) increase or purport to increase recurrent charges payable by the residents of a retirement village in any financial year for the purpose of making good a deficit, or(d) use the whole or any part of the recurrent charges collected by the operator in a financial year to make good a deficit, or(e) use the whole or any part of the capital works fund for the retirement village to make good a deficit.
(3) The regulations may prescribe circumstances in which the operator of a retirement village may--(a) increase the recurrent charges payable by the residents of a retirement village for the purpose of making good a deficit, or(b) use the whole or any part of the recurrent charges collected by the operator for the purpose of making good a deficit, or(c) carry forward a deficit to a subsequent financial year.
(4) The operator of a retirement village must not charge the residents of a retirement village interest in respect of a deficit.