Power to acquire land specified in the Schedule - (1) Where the

Government are satisfied that it is necessary to acquire any land specified in the Schedule for the purpose of executing housing schemes under the

1[Andhra Pradesh (Telangana Area) Housing Board Act, 1956 (Act XLVI of 1956),] they may, at any time, acquire the land by publishing in the Andhra Pradesh Gazette a notice to the effect that the Government have decided to acquire it in pursuance of this section: Provided that before publishing such notice, the Government shall call upon the owner of, or any other person who, in the opinion of the Government, is interested in, such land to show cause why it should not be acquired and after considering the cause, if any, shown by any person interested in the land, the Government may pass such orders as they deem fit.

1. (2) When a notice as aforesaid is published in the Andhra Pradesh Gazette, the land shall, on and from the beginning of the day on which the notice is so published, vest absolutely in the Government free from all encumbrances.
2. (3) The Government may, by order, authorise any authority or officer subordinate to them to exercise all or any of the powers conferred and perform all or any of the duties imposed on them by this section, subject to such conditions and restrictions as may be specified in the order.