Land Acquisition Bill
Table of Contents
Long Title
Enacting Formula
Part I PRELIMINARY
1 Short title and commencement
2 Interpretation
Part II ACQUISITION
PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION
3 Power to enter and survey
4 Payment for damage
DECLARATION OF INTENDED ACQUISITION
5 Declaration that land is required for specific purposes
6 Collector to proceed to acquire after declaration
7 Land to be marked out and measured
8 Notice to persons interested
9 Power to require statements as to names and interests
ENQUIRY INTO MEASUREMENTS, VALUE AND CLAIMS, AND AWARD BY THE COLLECTOR
10 Enquiry and award by Collector
11 Award of Collector when to be final
12 Effect of failure to comply with section 7
13 Adjournment of enquiry
14 Power to summon and enforce attendance of witnesses and production of documents
15 Matters to be considered and matters to be neglected
TAKING POSSESSION
16 Power to take possession
17 Power to take possession in cases of urgency
18 Notice to the Registrar of Deeds and the lodging of an instrument with the Registrar of Titles
Part III REFERENCE TO THE APPEALS BOARD AND PROCEDURE THEREON
19 Appeals Boards
20 Salaries, fees and allowances to Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner
21 Clerk to the Board
22 Power to make regulations
23 Right of appeal
24 Appeal deemed to be withdrawn
25 Hearing and disposal of appeals
26 Panel of assessors
27 Decision of the Board
28 Member of panel and proceedings deemed to be public servant and judicial proceedings respectively
29 Appeals to court
30 Cases stated for the court
31 Award to be final and conclusive
32 Costs on an appeal to the Board
33 Matters to be considered in determining compensation
34 Matters to be neglected 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
Part IV APPORTIONMENT OF COMPENSATION
38 Determination of proportions
39 Costs of apportionment to be borne by parties
Part V PAYMENT
40 Payment of compensation or deposit thereof with court
41 Payment of interest
Part VI TEMPORARY OCCUPATION OF LAND
42 Temporary occupation of land
43 Power to enter and take possession
44 Difference as to condition of land
Part VII MISCELLANEOUS
45 Service of notice
46 Obstructing survey, etc. filling trenches, destroying land-marks
47 Police to enforce surrender
48 Government not bound to complete acquisition
49 Acquisition of part of house or building
50 Acquisition of whole or any additional portion of land where compensation for severance is payable
51 Defraying of costs
52 Exemption from stamp duty and fee
53 Bar of suits to set aside awards under Act
54 Transitional provisions
55 Rules
56 Repeal
Explanatory Statement
Expenditure of Public Money