LAND ACQUISITION PROCESS & FORMS INVOLVED
PRE-ACQUISITION PROCESS
Section Gist of the Section
4 Form A to be published in the
Gazette and Land
Administrator to give public
notice.
5 Authorized officer to enter into
the land and do work as
specified in Form B.
7 Preparation of plan and list of
lands to be acquired.
8 Declaration of Intended
Acquisition of the scheduled
land.
The Declaration shall lapse
and cease to be effective after
2 years
10 Land Owner to attend an
Enquiry at the Land Office.
Land Administrator to conduct
enquiry after 21 days after the
publication of the notice.
11 Land Administrator to serve
notice, other than public
notice, to anyone related to
the said land.
14 Land Administrator to prepare
a written award after the
enquiry has been concluded
and the award shall be made
separately to the persons who
have their interests in the
land.
16 Land Administrator to serve
Notice of Award and Offer of
Compensation to everyone
who has interest in the land.
19 After the 15 days from the
date of notice, the State
Form Impact of the
Section/Form
A Notice that land Gazetted notification
is Likely to be that the Land will be
Acquired acquired.
B Authority to Enter Land will be surveyed
Survey and valuated.
C Schedule of Plans and list of the
Lands Affected by involved lands must be
Acquisition well prepared for the
acquisition purpose.
D Declaration of The Declaration will be
Intended Acquisition terminated if the
acquisition and award
process failed to be
made after 2 years.
E Intended The Inquiry will be
Acquisition: Notice of hearing the claims to
Enquiry compensate for all
interest in the said land.
F Notice to Require All people who have
Evidence in Writing interest in the land must
be served the notice
personally.
G Written Award of The award shall be final
Compensation and conclusive.
Any disputes which
arise after the award
constitute proceedings
of a judicial nature.
H Notice of Award Award and
and Offer of compensation to be
Compensation given to the people who
have interest in the land.
I Certificate of The acquisition process
Urgency will be expedited.
 Director can issue Certificate
of Urgency directing the Land
Administrator to take
possession of the land.
20 Land Administrator to service
notice to vacate the building
within 60 days.
22 Formal possession of land by
Land Administration to serve
Form K to the occupier.
24 The Land Administrator shall
legally bound a person who is
in the possession of the IDT of
the land to deliver such
document through Form L.
POST ACQUISITION (JUDICIAL STAGE)
36 Only Land Administrator can
make reference to Court.
38(1) Objection application to be
made in Form N to land
Administrator and forwarded
to the Court.
The landowners objection is
limited to one of the following
(s.37):
(i) The measurement of
Land
(ii) The amount of the
compensation
(iii) The persons to whom it is
payable
(iv) The apportionment of the
compensation
38(5) The Land Administrator must
refer the objection within 6
months.
A Record of Appeal in Form O
will be filed by the Land
Administrator when referring
Despite the urgency, the
Land Administrator shall
continue to make full
enquiry and make an
award.
J Notice to Building to be vacated
Occupants to Vacate within 60 days.
Building Erected on
Acquired Land
K Notice that The land will be formally
Possession Has acquired.
Been Taken of Land
L Notice to Deliver It is mandatory for the
Up Documents person who is in the
possession of the IDT to
deliver the IDT after
receiving this Form.
M Reference to Only Land Administrator
Court can refer any objection
by the people who have
interests in the land to
the Court.
N Application that Landowners to make a
an Objection be written application
Referred to Court through Form N to the
Land Administrator
within 6 weeks upon
receiving the award
(s.37).
O Reference to The general rule is that
Court the measure of
compensation is to be
based on the market
value of the acquired
land.
 the objection to the High
Court.
The landowner is entitled to
file its valuation report and
affidavits annexing any
evidence in support of his
case.
43 The Court will issue Form P P Notice relating to The Court will hear the
specifying the day which the Reference objection on the
Court will proceed to hear the stipulated time in the
objection. Form P.
58 The Land Administrator will Q Notice of Land has been
make offer of compensation to Temporary successfully acquired.
the people who have interest Occupation or Use of
in the land Land