Land Acquisition (Amendment) Bill

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cl 1Short title and commencement

This Act may be cited as the Land Acquisition (Amendment) Act 1993 and shall come into operation on such date as the Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, appoint.

cl 2Amendment of section 33

Section 33 of the Land Acquisition Act is amended —

(a)

by deleting sub-paragraph (i) of subsection (1)(a) and substituting the following sub-paragraph:“(i)(A)as at 30th November 1973 in respect of land acquired before 30th November 1987;

(B)

as at 1st January 1986 in respect of land acquired on or after 30th November 1987 but before 18th January 1993; and

(C)

as at 1st January 1992 in respect of land acquired on or after 18th January 1993;” and

(b)

by deleting paragraph (b) of subsection (3) and substituting the following paragraph:“(b)the market value of the land —

(i)

as at 30th November 1973 in respect of land acquired before 30th November 1987;

(ii)

as at 1st January 1986 in respect of land acquired on or after 30th November 1987 but before 18th January 1993; and

(iii)

as at 1st January 1992 in respect of land acquired on or after 18th January 1993,”.