LawgistThe Requisitioning and Acquisition of Immovable Property Act
4Power to take possession of requisitioned property
(1) Where any property has been requisitioned under section 3, the competent authority may, by notice in writing, order the owner as well as any other person who may be in possession of the property to surrender or deliver possession thereof to the competent authority or any person duly authorised by it in this behalf within thirty days of the service of the notice.
(2) If any person refuses or fails to comply with an order made under sub-section (1), the competent authority may take possession of the property and may, for that purpose, use such force as may be necessary.
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All sections
- 1 Short title, extent and duration
- 2 Definitions
- 3 Power to requisition immovable property
- 4 Power to take possession of requisitioned property
- 5 Rights over requisitioned property
- 6 Release from requisitioning
- 7 Power to acquire requisitioned property
- 8 Principles and method of determining compensation
- 9 Payment of compensation
- 10 Appeals from orders of requisitioning
- 11 Appeals from awards in respect of compensation
- 12 Competent authority and arbitrator to have certain powers of civil courts
- 13 Power to obtain information
- 14 Power to enter and inspect
- 15 Service of notice and orders
- 16 Easement not to be disturbed
- 17 Delegation of powers
- 18 Protection of action taken in good faith
- 19 Bar of jurisdiction of civil courts
- 20 Penalty for offences
- 21 Certain persons to be public servants
- 22 Power to make rules
- 23 Validation of certain requisitions and acquisitions
- 24 Repeals and savings
- 25 Special provision as to certain requisitions under Act 51 of 1962
- 26 Special provision as to certain requisitions under Act 42 of 1971
