Acquisition of land, etc., by Central Authority for purposes of approved schemes

(1) Any land or building, or any estate or interest therein, within a slum clearance area or any part thereof which is intended to be acquired by the Central Authority for the purposes of this Part may be acquired compulsorily after the expiration of twenty-eight days from the first publication of the notice as required by section 20 (1) of this Act. (2) In the case of land or buildings, or any estate or interest therein, intended to be acquired by the Central Authority for the purposes of a housing scheme or a re-development scheme, it shall be the duty of the Central Authority, within the appropriate period specified in subsection (3) of this section, either to enter into agreements for the purchase of it or to acquire it compulsorily, Provided that this and the next subsection shall not apply to land or buildings in respect of which the Central Authority has, within the appropriate period as aforesaid, made arrangements with other persons for securing the use of the land in accordance with a re-development scheme. (3) The appropriate period for the purposes of subsection (2) of this section shall be, (a) in the case of land shown in the plan for the housing scheme or re- development scheme, as the case may be, as intended for the provision of houses, six months from the date when the approval of the Minister of the appropriate scheme becomes operative, (b) in the case of other land in the re- development area, two years from that date, and in either case such extended period as the Minister may, on the application of the Central Authority, allow in respect of any land. Basis of general and