Minerals Development Act, 1940

Notices in respect of mining facilities acquisition orders.

20.—(1) Whenever the Minister proposes to make a mining facilities acquisition order he shall comply with whichever of the following provisions is applicable, that is to say:—

(a) where the Minister proposes to acquire any land by such order, he shall, at least one month or, if there is an occupied dwelling-house on such land, at least three months before making such order, serve on every person appearing to him to have an interest in such land notice of his intention to make such order, and publish at least once in each of two newspapers circulating in the neighbourhood of such land a like notice of his said intention;

(b) where the Minister proposes to acquire an ancillary right by such order, he shall, at least one month before making such order, serve on every person appearing to him to have an interest in any property which would be affected by the exercise of such right notice of his intention to make such order and publish at least once in each of two newspapers circulating in the neighbourhood of any such property a like notice of his said intention.

(2) Every notice required by the foregoing sub-section of this section to be served or published shall—

(a) if such notice relates to the acquisition of land, state the situation and area of such land with sufficient particularity to enable such land to be easily identified and also state the nature and duration of the interest proposed to be acquired in such land, or

(b) if such notice relates to the acquisition of an ancillary right, state the nature of such right, the land or other property in respect of which such right is proposed to be acquired, and the period for which such right is proposed to be acquired.

(4) A notice required by this section to be served on any person may be served by registered post and, if so served, may be addressed to such person at his last-known place of abode.