Section 4: Land owned by body corporate
consolidated text (as at 2013). juris shows the text as it was consolidated; it does not confirm that this is the law in force today.
4. Land owned by body corporate
(1) Notwithstanding this Act, the Minister may compulsorily acquire any
land owned by a body corporate after he has given notice of his intention to
do so in the Gazette.
(2) The Minister shall cause the notice published under subsection (1)
to be transcribed by the Conservator of Mortgages who shall, after the
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transcription, deliver to the Minister a certificate to the effect that the notice
has been transcribed under section 7 of the Transcription and Mortgage Act.
(3) The transcription of the notice under subsection (2) shall constitute,
in favour of Government, title to the land to which it relates free from all
charges and encumbrances.
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Questions this section answers
- Can the Minister compulsorily acquire land owned by a body corporate after giving notice in the Gazette?
- Does transcribing the notice give Government title to a body corporate's land free of charges?