Section 62
Power of reservation of State land
of National Land Code (Revised - 2020)
(1)
The State Authority may by notification in the Gazette reserve any State land for any public purpose.
(2)
Any notification gazetted under subsection (1) shall—
(a)
describe the reserved land;
(b)
describe the purpose for which the land is reserved;
(c)
designate the public officer for the time being having the control of the reserved land;
(d)
be conclusive evidence that the land so described is reserved for a public purpose.
(3)
Copies of any such notification shall be published in accordance with section 433.
(4)
Without prejudice to the provisions of any other written law for the time being in force, reserved land shall not be—
(a)
disposed of by the State Authority except to the extent permitted by, and in accordance with the provisions of, section 63 and Chapters 2, 3 and 4 of this Part; or
(b)
used for any purpose other than that for which it is reserved except in pursuance of a disposition made by virtue of any of those provisions.