Any owner of plantation in existence '[on the date

Any owner of plantation in existence on the date of the commencement of this Act in any area desiring to acquire in excess of the ceiling area land which is interspersed among plantations or is contiguous to any plantation and which may be required, for the extension, or for ancillary purposes, of the plantations shall make an application to the Land Board for permission to acquire such land. Every such application shall be in writing and shall contain- (a) the extent and other particulars of the land proposed to be acquired and those of the land, if any, held by the applicant; (b) such other particulars as may be prescribed.