Land Acquisition Act 1966

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3 Power to enter and survey

4 Payment for damage

5 Notification that land is required for specific purposes

6 Collector to proceed to acquire after notification

7 Plan of land to be acquired

8 Notice to persons interested

9 Power to require statements as to names and interests

10 Inquiry and award by Collector

11 Award of Collector when to be final

12 Effect of failure to comply with section 7

13 Adjournment of inquiry

14 Power to summon and enforce attendance of witnesses and production of documents

15 Matters to be considered and matters to be disregarded

16 Power to take possession

17 Power to take possession in cases of urgency

18 Notice to Registrar of Deeds and the lodging of an instrument with Registrar of Titles

20 Salaries, fees and allowances to Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner

21 Registrar of Board

22 Power to make regulations

24 Appeal deemed to be withdrawn

25 Hearing and disposal of appeals

26 Panel of assessors

27 Decision of Board

28 Member of panel and proceedings deemed to be public servant and judicial proceedings respectively

30 Case stated for Court of Appeal

31 Award to be final and conclusive

32 Costs of an appeal to Board

33 Matters to be considered in determining compensation

34 Matters to be disregarded in determining compensation

35 Rules as to amount of compensation

36 Collector may be directed to pay interest on excess compensation

37 Rules of Court applicable

38 Determination of proportions

39 Costs of apportionment to be borne by parties

39A Court to which appeal is to be made

39B Modifications where order under section 39A is in force

40 Payment of compensation or deposit thereof with court

41 Payment of interest

42 Temporary occupation of land for public purpose

43 Compensation for temporary occupation of land

44 Time for, and manner of, claiming for compensation

44A Disqualification as to certain compensation

44B Appeal against award of compensation

44C Bar to other proceedings

45 Service of documents

46 Penalty for obstructing survey, etc., or destroying landmarks

47 Police to enforce surrender

48 Government not bound to complete acquisition

49 Owners who suffer substantial impairment in rights in land may require their land to be acquired

49A Owner-initiated acquisition

50 Acquisition of whole or any additional portion of land where compensation for severance is payable

51 Defraying of costs

53 Suits to set aside awards under this Act to be barred

Panel of assessors

26.—(1) For the purpose of determining appeals in respect of any award made by the Collector under this Act, in any case where the appeal is against an award of —

(a)	$250,000 or more — the Board must consist of the Commissioner or the Deputy Commissioner sitting with 2 persons selected by the Commissioner or the Deputy Commissioner (as the case may be) from the panel appointed under subsection (2); or
(b)	less than $250,000 — the Board must consist of the Commissioner or the Deputy Commissioner sitting alone or, if he thinks fit, with 2 persons selected by the Commissioner or the Deputy Commissioner (as the case may be) from the panel appointed under subsection (2).

(2) For the purpose of enabling the Board to be constituted under subsection (1), there must be a panel of assessors (called in this Act the panel), the members of which are appointed by the Minister. The panel consists of such number of persons as the Minister may think fit, and the name of every person appointed to the panel must be published in the Gazette.

(3) A person is not eligible to be appointed or to remain a member of the panel if the person —

(a)	is an undischarged bankrupt;
(b)	has been sentenced to imprisonment for a term exceeding 6 months and has not received a free pardon; or
(c)	has a mental disorder and is incapable of managing himself or herself or his or her affairs. [21/2008]

(4) A person appointed to the panel is, except where his or her appointment is revoked by the Minister under subsection (6), a member of the panel, unless he or she resigns during the period of the appointment, for a period of 2 years or for such shorter period as the Minister may in any case determine, but is eligible for reappointment.

(5) Where a person ceases to be a member of the panel the Minister must, as soon as is reasonably practicable, take steps to fill the vacancy, but the existence of any vacancy in the panel does not invalidate the acts of the Board.

(6) The Minister may at any time revoke the appointment of a member of the panel.

(7) The members of the panel are to be paid such salaries, fees and allowances as the Minister may determine.

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