Land Acquisition Act, 1894 Preamble 1 - Bare Act

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THE LAND ACQUISITION ACT, 1894

[Act No. 1 of 1894] ¹

[2^ndFebruary, 1894]

PREAMBLE

An Act to amend the law for the acquisition of land for public purposes and for Companies

WHEREAS it is expedient to amend the law for the acquisition of land needed for public purposes and for Companies and for determining the amount of compensation to be made on account of such acquisition;

It is hereby enacted as follows:--

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1. For Statement of Objects and Reasons, see Gazette of India, 1892, Pt. V. p.32, for Report of the Select Committee, see ibid., 1894, Pt. V. p.23 and for proceedings in Council, see ibid., 1892. Pt. VI, p.25 and ibid., 1894, pp.19, 24 to 42.

This Act has been declared to be in force in the Santhal Parganas by the Santhal Parganas Settlement Regulations, 1872 (3 of 1872), section3; in the Khondmals Districtby the Khondmals Laws Regulations, 1936 (4 of 1936), Section 3 and Schedule; and in the Angul District by the Angul Laws Regulations, 1936 (5 of 1936), section3 and Schedule

It has also been declared by notification under the Scheduled Districts Act, 1874 (14 of 1874), to be in force in (1) the Districts of Hazaribagh, Lohardaga (now called the Ranchi District-Calcutta Gazette, 1899, Pt.I, p.44) and Manbhum, and in Pargana Dhalbhum and the Kolhan in the District of Singhbhum-Gazette of India, 1894, Pt.I. p.400; and (2) the District of Palamau, Gazette of India, 1894; Pt.I, p.639.

This Act has been amended in its application to-

(1) Madras City and its neighbourhood by the Madras City Improvement Trust Act, 1945 (Madras Act 16 of 1945), as re- enacted temporarily up to 29^thApril, 1949 by the Madras Re-enacting the Repealing (No.1) Act, 1948 (Madras Act 7 of 1948);

(2) the Province of Bombay by the Land Acquisition (Bombay Amendment) Act, 1938 (Bombay Act 18 of 1938);

(3) the Province of Bengal by the Land Acquisition (Bengal Amendment) Act, 1934 (Bengal Act 2 of 1934);

(4) the U.P. by the U.P. Roadside Land Control Act, 1945 (U.P. Act 10 of 1945) as re-enacted by the U.P. Expiring Laws Continuance Act, 1948 (U.P. Act 13 of 1948);

(5) Cawnpore Urban Area by the Cawnpore Urban Area Development Act, 1945 (U.P. Act 6 of 1945) as re-enacted by U.P. Act 13 of 1948;

(6) the Province of Bihar by the Bihar Restriction of Uses of Land Act, 1946 (Bihar Act 8 of 1946);

(7) the Central Provinces and Berar by the C.P. and Berar Land Acquisition (Amendment) Act, 1939 (C.P. and Berar Act 27 of 1939);

For modification in this Act to make provision for the acquisition of land in certain Municipal area, see-

1. the Calcutta Improvement Act, 1911 (Bengal Act 5 of 1911), section 71 and Schedule,

2. the Calcutta Municipal Act, 1923 (Bengal Act 3 of 1923), section 475,

3. the City of Bombay Improvement Trust Transfer Act, 1925 (Bombay Act 16 of 1925),

4. the U.P. Town Improvement Act, 1919 (U.P. Act 8 of 1919), section 59 and Schedule,

5. the Punjab Town Improvement Act, 1922 (Punjab Act 4 of 1922), section 59 and Schedule,

6. the Darbhanga Improvement Act, 1934 (B & O Act 4 of 1934), section 411,

7. the C.P. Municipalities Act, 1922 (C.P. Act 2 of 1922), section 239 and Schedule, and

8. the Nagpur Improvement Trust Act, 1936 (C.P. Act 1936), section61 and Schedule

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