CONTENTS LAND ACQUISITION ACT, 1894 PART I PRELIMINARY 1. Short title, extent and commencement 1 2. Repeal and saving 2 3. Definitions 2 PART II ACQUISITION Preliminary Investigation 4. Publication of preliminary notification and powers of officers thereupon 12 5. Payment for damage 16 Objections 5A. Hearing of objections 16 Declaration of Intended Acquisition 6. Declaration that land is required for a public purpose 18 7. After declaration, Collector to take order for acquisition 24 8. Land to be marked out, measured and planned 25 9. Notice to persons interested 25 10. Power to require and enforce the making of statements as to names and interests 26 11. Enquiry and award by Collector 27 11 A. Period within which an award shall be made 30 12. Award of Collector when to be final 30 13. Adjournment of enquiry 32 13A. Correction of clerical errors, etc. 33 14. Power to summon and enforce attendance of witnesses and production of documents 33 15. Matters to be considered and neglected 33 ISA. Power to call for records, etc. 34 16. Power to take possession 34 17. Special powers in cases of urgency 35 PART III REFERENCE TO COURT AND PROCEDURE THEREON 18. Reference to court 45 19. Collector's statement to the court 49 20. Service of notice 50 21. Restriction on scope of proceedings 50 22. Proceedings to be in open court 50 23. Matters to be considered in determining compensation 50 24. Matters to be neglected in determining compensation 64 25. Amount of compensation by court not to be lower than the amount awarded by the Collector 69 26. Form of awards 70 27. Costs 70 28. Collector may be directed to pay interest on excess compensation 70 28A. Re-determination of the amount of compensation on the basis of the award of the court 71 PART IV APPORTIONMENT OF COMPENSATION 29. Particulars of apportionment to be specified 71 30. Dispute as to apportionment 72 PARTY PAYMENT 31 Payment of compensation or deposit of same in court 72 32. Investment of money deposited in respect of lands belonging to persons incompetent to alienate 74 33. Investment of money deposited in other cases 75 34. Payment of interest 75 PART VI TEMPORARY OCCUPATION OF LAND 35. Temporary occupation of waste or arable land, procedure when difference as to compensation exists 76 36. Power to enter and take possession, and compensation on restoration 77 37. Difference as to condition of land 77 PART VII ACQUISITION OF LAND FOR COMPANIES 38. Company may be authorised to enter and survey [Omitted] 78 38A. Industrial concern to be deemed company for certain purpose! 78 39. Previous consent of appropriate government and execution of agreement necessary 78 40. Previous enquiry 79 41. Agreement with appropriate government 79 42. Publication of agreement 80 43. Sections 39 to 42 not to apply where government bound by agreement to provide land for companies 80 How agreement with railway company may be proved 80 Restriction on transfer, etc. 80 Land not to be acquired under this part except for certain purpose for private companies other than government companies 80 PART VIII MISCELLANEOUS 45.Service of notices 80 46. Penalty for obstructing acquisition of land 82 47. Magistrate to enforce surrender 82 48. Completion of acquisition not compulsory, but compensation to be awarded when not completed 83 49. Acquisition of part of house or building 85 50. Acquisition of land at cost of a local authority or company 86 51. Exemption from stamp-duty and fees 87 51A. Acceptance of certified copy as evidence 87 52. Notice in case of suits for anything done in pursuance of Act 87 53. Code of Civil Procedure to apply to proceedings before court 88 54. Appeals in proceedings before court 89 55. Power to make rules 89 APPENDIX I-The Land Acquisition (Amendment & Validation) Act, 1967 92 APPENDIX II-The Land Acquisition (Amendment) Act, 1984 94