Section 32: Land reserved for proposed roads
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32. Land reserved for proposed roads
(1) (a) As soon as the course of any proposed road has been demarcated, the Minister may, by notice published in the Gazette and in 2 daily
newspapers, reserve a strip of land 200 feet wide along the course.
(b) The notice under paragraph (a) shall include a description of the
properties affected by the reservation, and shall specify the office at which
plans showing the reserved strip of land may be inspected.
(2) (a) An owner of land affected by the reservation under subsection (1)
shall be notified, by registered post, of the reservation and shall be informed
of the place at which plans showing the reserved strip of land may be
inspected.
(b) Where the owner is not found, the notice required under this
subsection may be posted up in a conspicuous place on the land.
(3) The publication of a notice under this section shall have the effect
of—
(a) reserving the strip of land described in the notice for road
purposes;
(b) prohibiting any activity not connected with the construction of
the road on the land so reserved without the Minister’s prior
written authorisation; and
(c) cancelling any reservation made under section 31 (2) in respect
of land affected by a reservation made under this section.
(4) Any land reserved under this section may be demarcated in such
manner as the Minister may determine.
(5) The owner of any land reserved under this section who sustains any
loss or damage shall be entitled to recover, in respect of the loss or damage,
compensation as may be agreed upon or, in default of agreement, as may be
determined in the manner set forth in section 65.
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