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24 Appeal deemed to be withdrawn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

Notification that land is required for specific purposes

5.—(1) Whenever any particular land is needed —

(a)	for any public purpose;
(b)	by any person, corporation or statutory board, for any work or an undertaking which, in the opinion of the Minister, is of public benefit or of public utility or in the public interest; or
(c)	for any residential, commercial or industrial purposes,

the President may, by notification in the Gazette, declare the land to be required for the purpose specified in the notification.

(1A) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), the President may under that subsection declare that only so much of airspace above the surface of any land, or only so much of subterranean space below the surface of any land, is needed for any purpose specified in that subsection, instead of the whole of the land.

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(2) A notification under subsection (1) must state —

(a)	the town subdivision or mukim in which the land is situated;
(b)	the lot number of the land, its approximate area and all other particulars necessary for identifying it; and
(c)	if a plan has been made of the land, the place and time where and when the plan may be inspected.

(3) The notification is conclusive evidence that the land is needed for the purpose specified therein as provided in subsection (1).

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