Land Acquisition Act 1960 Public Purpose

By any person or corporation for any purpose which in the opinion of the state authority is beneficial to the economic development of malaysia or any part thereof or to the public generally or any class of the public.

Land acquisition act 1960 public purpose. In this act unless the context otherwise requires authorised officer means any person who may from time to time be appointed as such by the minister for the purposes of this act. This peaceful revolution facilitated land value capture for redistribution infrastructure development and government land sales for urban redevelopment. 3a matters to be considered by the state economic planning unit or committee etc. Even the right to fair compensation and transparency in land acquisition rehabilitation and resettlement act of 2013 which has taken the place of the colonial act of 1894 has failed to address the shortcomings of its legal predecessor in so far as the public purpose clause is concerned.

Now therefore in exercise of the powers conferred by section 19 of the land acquisition act 1960 i hereby certify that such land is urgently required for use for a public purpose or for a public utility and direct you forthwith to take possession of such land. Act 486 land acquisition act 1960 an act relating to the acquisition of land the assessment of compensation to be made on account of such acquisition and other matters incidental thereto. Land acquisition public purposes 1st april 1947 part i preliminary 1. For any public purpose.

The history behind insertion of section 5a in the act of 1894 seems to be a decision of the division bench of calcutta high court in j e d. Seksyen 3 land acquisition act 1960 as amended provides that the state authority may acquire property. Interestingly section 15 of the just terms act does not expressly require a pan to include a statement specifying the public purpose justification for the acquisition. Singapore s land acquisition act gave the state power to acquire land for any public purpose from private landowners at below market prices.

In a major boost to private players scouting for land in the country to set up hospitals and educational institutions the government will go out and acquire land for them under the comprehensive amendment to the land acquisition act 2013 wherein it has redefined public purpose to now include private hospitals and institutions. Act 486 land acquisition act 1960 click here to see annotated statutes of this act 1 short title. However desane argued that given the serious consequences of compulsorily dispossessing someone of their land the just terms act should be interpreted as requiring the identification a relevant and lawful public purpose.