Insertion of new sections

After section 16 of the principal Act, the following sections shall be inserted, namely :- "16-A. Restriction on transfer, etc.-(1) No person or authority (other than the Government), for whom any land is acquired under this Act for any public purpose as referred to in sub-section

1. (1) of section 4, shall transfer the said land or any part thereof by way of sale, mortgage, gift, lease or otherwise except with the previous sanction of the Government.
2. (2) Where it is noticed or any information has been received that any land has been transferred in contravention of sub-section (1), the Government may, by an order, declare the transfer to be null and void, and on such declaration, the land shall, as penalty, be forfeited to, and vest in, the Government in Revenue Department free from all encumbrances : Provided that no order under this sub-section, shall be made unless that authority has had a reasonable opportunity of being heard. 16-B. Land to be forfeited in certain cases.-Where the Government are satisfied that the land acquired under this Act for any public purpose as referred to in sub-section
3. (1) of section 4 is not used for the purpose for which it was acquired, they may, by an order, forfeit the land as penalty and the land shall vest in the Government in Revenue Department free from all encumbrances : Provided that no order under this section, shall be made unless the person or authority aggrieved has had a reasonable opportunity of being heard.".