Land Acquisition Act (Act RL 3/341 of 18 December 1973).

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The Act provides for the compulsory acquisition of land and the compensation of losses resulting from such acquisition. Section 5 provides for the acquisition of private land by persons requiring such and not having been able to acquire the land by private agreement. In accordance with section 6, the Minister may issue an investigation notice in respect of land likely to be compulsorily acquired. Section 8 provides for notices of compulsory acquisition to be published in the Gazette and two daily newspapers. A Board of assessment shall be established to determine the right of any interested person and to assess, award and apportion compensation, and to rescind leases and apportion rent (sect. 15). Section 19 defines the nature of compensation and section 20 specifies non-compensable losses. Section 23 provides for the acquisition of leased land. (35 sections divided into 4 Parts)

Amended by: Land Acquisition (Amendment) Act, 2013 (No. 9 of 2013). (2013-05-24)
Amended by: Cadastral Survey Act 2011 (No. 22 of 2011). (2011-07-15)

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