Declaration that land is required for public purpose

Declaration that land is required for public purpose.-

1. (1) When the Government is satisfied after considering the report, if any, made under section 5-A, sub-section (2), that any particular land is needed for a public purpose, a declaration shall be made to that effect under the signature of the Revenue Minister or of some officer duly authorised in this behalf : Provided that no such declaration shall be made unless the compensation to be awarded for such property is to be paid wholly or partly out of the public revenues or some fund controlled or managed by a local authority.
2. (2) The declaration shall be published in official Gazette, and shall state the district or other territorial division in which the land is situate, the purpose for which it is needed, its approximate area, and where a plan shall have been made for such land, the place where such plan may be inspected.
3. (3) The said declaration shall be conclusive evidence that land is needed for a public purpose, and after making such declaration the Government may acquire the land in manner hereinafter appearing.