Land Acquisition Act 1960 · Updated to 12 Mar 1992 · Part IV · Taking Possession of Land
21. Procedure on acceptance or rejection of offer of compensation
Feedback & supportWhere the owner of a building accepts an offer of compensation under section 20 the Land Administrator—
building
“building” includes any house, hut, shed or roofed enclosure, whether used for the purpose of human habitation or otherwise, any wall, fence, platform, sewerage system, underground tank, hoarding, dock, jetty, landing-stage, swimming pool, bridge, railway line, and any other structure, support or foundation related to the building;
may take possession of such building on the expiration of the period prescribed in the notice in Form J; or
may, upon its removal by the proprietor, pay the cost of its removal and re-erection.
Where the owner of a building does not accept an offer of compensation under section 20 the Land Administrator—
Land Administrator
“Land Administrator” means any Land Administrator or other officer appointed under the State land law, and includes an Assistant Land Administrator;
where the building is a permanent structure, shall not take possession thereof until he has obtained a valuation of such building by a valuer; or
where the building is of temporary construction, or is otherwise capable of removal and re-erection, may himself remove and re-erect such building.