Acquisition of Land (Allotments) Act, 1926

Resumption of land by landlord.

10.—(1) Whenever the immediate landlord of any land acquired by a local authority for the purposes of this Act requires such land or any part thereof for use for building, mining, or other industrial purpose (other than agriculture) or for roads necessary for such purpose, such landlord may by three months' notice in writing to such local authority terminate the estate or tenancy of such land or such part thereof, and, if before the expiration of such notice the Minister is satisfied that the land mentioned in such notice or any part thereof is bona fide required by such landlord for such use as aforesaid, such landlord may at the expiration of such notice resume possession and occupation of such land or the part thereof in respect of which the Minister is so satisfied.

(2) Where part only of the land held by a local authority for the purposes of this Act is resumed by the immediate landlord thereof under this section, the rent to be thenceforward paid by such local authority in respect of the remainder of such land shall, in default of agreement, be fixed by the Minister.

(3) Where possession and occupation of any land is resumed by a landlord under this section on any day after the 31st day of March and before the 1st day of November in any year, such landlord shall pay to every holder of any allotment on such land compensation in respect of all crops growing on such allotment at the date of such resumption and in respect of all labour expended upon and manure applied to such allotment since the taking of the last crop before such resumption in anticipation of a future crop, and the amount of such compensation shall, in default of agreement, be fixed by the Minister.