Chapter XI APPLICATION AND AMENDMENT OF THE

Whenever the State Government is of opinion that for the purpose of development of any land in the State for conservation, exploration of its resources it is necessary so to do, it may, by notification, authorise such authority as it may think fit to undertake a survey or other investigation to determine whether the whole of the State or any region or any part of the territory thereof contains or may hereafter contain any mineral resources, and on the issue of such notification, it shall be the duty of the authority so specified to make the determination aforesaid.

(1) Whenever any land in the State is proposed to be acquired for the purpose of conservation, development, exploration or exploitation of any land and its resources or for the establishment or development of any industry or for any other purposes of this Act, such acquisition shall he deemed to be needed for a public purpose. (2) The provisions of the Nagaland (Requisition and Acquisition) Act, 1965 shall apply to every acquisition of land for the purposes specified in Sub-section

The compensation to be paid for acquisition of any land for the purpose of conservation, development, exploration or exploitation of any mineral resources under the Nagaland (Requisition and Acquisition) Act, 1965 shall be deemed to be a comprehensive one and shall be deemed to include compensation for whatever is on, in, over or under, the surface of the land so acquired. Explanation : For the removal of doubts, it is hereby declared that no compensation shall be separately payable for the acquisition of any mineral, mineral oil that may be found in, or under, the land so acquired.