Power to enter and survey

Power to enter and survey. —

1. (1) Whenever it appears to the appropriate Government that land in any area is required or likely to be required for any public purpose, any officer of the appropriate Government or any person, either generally or specially authorised by such Government in this behalf, may for the purposes of this Act and within that area,—
   • (a) enter upon and survey and take levels of any land;
   • (b) dig or bore into the sub-soil;
   • (c) do all other acts necessary to ascertain whether the land is adapted for such purpose;
   • (d) set out the boundaries of the land proposed to be taken and the intended line of the work, if any, proposed to be made thereon;
   • (e) mark such levels, boundaries and line by placing marks and cutting trenches; and
   • (f) where otherwise the survey cannot be completed and the levels taken and the boundaries and line marked, cut down and clear away any part of any standing crop, fence or jungle: Provided that no officer or person shall enter any building or upon any enclosed court or garden attached to a dwelling-house (unless with the consent of the occupier thereof) without previously giving to such occupier at least seven days' notice in writing of his intention to do so.