Land Acquisition Act 1960 · Updated to 12 Mar 1992 · Part II · Acquisition
5. Power of entry and survey
Feedback & supportThe State Director may by written authority in Form B generally or specifically authorize any officer or person, together with servants and workmen, to enter upon any land in any locality specified in a notification published under section 4, and to do such work as may be specified in such Form.
State Director
“State Director” means a State Director of Lands and Mines appointed under the State land law and includes a Deputy State Director of Lands and Mines;
A person authorized under subsection (1) shall, on demand by the occupier of any land upon which he enters, produce to such occupier his letter of authority in Form B together with a copy of the relevant notification in Form A.
land
“land” means alienated land within the meaning of the State land law, land occupied under customary right and land occupied in expectation of title;
A person authorized under subsection (1) shall not enter into any building or upon any enclosed court or garden attached to a dwelling-house unless—
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;
he has first obtained the consent of the occupier thereof;
or
failing such consent, he has given the occupier three days’
notice in writing of his intention to do so.
Payment for damage